pit viper

pit vi·per

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pit vahy-per]
- /pɪt ˈvaɪ pər/
- /pɪt ˈvaɪ.pər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pit vahy-per]
- /pɪt ˈvaɪ pər/

Definitions of pit viper words

noun pit viper any of numerous venomous snakes of the family Crotalidae, of the New World, Asia, and the Malay Archipelago, as the rattlesnake, water moccasin, and copperhead, having a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head between the eye and nostril. 1
noun pit viper venomous snake 1
noun pit viper any venomous snake of the New World family Crotalidae, having a heat-sensitive organ in a pit on each side of the head: includes the rattlesnakes 0
noun pit viper any of a subfamily (Crotalinae) of poisonous vipers with a prominent, heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head, as the rattlesnake or copperhead 0

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Origin of pit viper

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Pit viper

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pit viper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pit viper usage trend in Literature

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