Pit Viper (Noun)
Meaning
New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The pit viper is a type of venomous snake found in the Americas with a distinctive heat-sensing organ on its head.
- Researchers studied the behavior of pit vipers in various natural habitats to understand their response to different prey.
- Pit vipers, such as the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, are responsible for a significant number of venomous snake bites in North America.
- A group of herpetologists went on an expedition to track and study the elusive pit viper deep in the forest.
- Pit vipers use their heat-sensitive pits to locate the warm bodies of small mammals and birds at night.