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viper(encyclopedia)
pit viper(encyclopedia)
Legionella(health)
viper(dictionary)
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Russell's viper(dictionary)

Legionella wadsworthii (medicine) and pit viper (sh)


Legionella wadsworthii (medicine)


Legionella wadsworthii


A species implicated in pneumonia.


pit viper (sh)




Any species of viper (subfamily Crotalinae) that has, in addition to two movable fangs, a heat-sensitive pit organ between each eye and nostril which together help it accurately aim its strike at its warm-blooded prey.

Pit vipers are found from deserts to rain forests, primarily in the New World. They may be terrestrial, arboreal, or aquatic. Some species lay eggs; others produce live young. See also bushmaster, copperhead, fer-de-lance, moccasin, rattlesnake.