Family Crotalidae (Noun)
Meaning
New World vipers: pit vipers.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family Crotalidae consists of venomous snakes commonly known as pit vipers or New World vipers.
- Rattlesnakes and copperheads are members of the family Crotalidae, found in North and South America.
- Crotalidae family members have heat-sensing organs between their eyes and nostrils, known as pit organs.
- In the family Crotalidae, there are several genera of venomous snakes that have a unique, triangular head shape.
- Species within the family Crotalidae have vertical pupils and a single row of scales on their underside.