GENUS BITIS

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Meaning:

A genus of Viperidae

Synonyms:

Bitis; genus Bitis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Bitis" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "genus Bitis"):

Bitis arietans; puff adder (large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed)

Bitis gabonica; gaboon viper (large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper)

Holonyms ("genus Bitis" is a member of...):

family Viperidae; Viperidae (Old World vipers)