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Gaboon viper

Pronunciation: /gəˈbuːn/

Definition of Gaboon viper

noun

  • a large, thick-bodied venomous African snake with a pair of horn-like scales on the snout, having a body richly patterned with brown, purple, and cream.
    • Bitis gabonica, family Viperidae

Origin:

early 20th century: named after Gaboon (now Gabon)

Gaboon viper in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Gaboon viper in the US English dictionary