English Explanatory Dictionary

puff adder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any viper or adder in genus Bitis,
especially, a common puffadder (Bitis arietans), found in Southern Africa.

Word forms

puff adder puff adders puffadder puff-adder

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans or South African Dutch pofadder.

Synonyms

African adder

Derived words

forest puff adder

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