sand viper
Americannoun
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a S European viper, Vipera ammodytes, having a yellowish-brown coloration with a zigzag pattern along the back
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another name for horned viper
Etymology
Origin of sand viper
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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Fully as much terror attaches, in the country districts, to the puff adder or sand viper as to the rattlesnake or copperhead.
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