pit adder

The English word “pit adder” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

Synonym of pit viper: any of various venomous snakes of the family Crotalinae, found in Asia and the Americas, with a deep pit or groove on either side of the head which enables them to detect prey by infrared sensing.

From pit + adder.

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