pit adder
English
noun
Definitions
- 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; a pit viper.
Etymology
Compound from English pit (pit bull terrier) + English adder (venemous snake).
Origin
English
adder
Gloss
venemous snake
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adder English
- adder stone English
- adderbolt English
- adderlike English
- adderwort English
- armpit English
- ashpit English
- catchpit English
- chalkpit English
- coalpit English
- cockpit English
- firepit English
- gongpit English
- gun pit English
- marlpit English
- micropit English
- mosh pit English
- nanopit English
- pit English
- pit frame English
- pit stop English
- pitboard English
- pitfall English
- pitful English
- pithead English
- pithouse English
- pitless English
- pitman English
- pitmaster English
- pitsaw English
- pitter English
- pittite English
- pitwheel English
- pockpit English
- sandpit English
- sawpit English
- sea adder English
- shitpit English
- snowpit English
- stonepit English
- tanpit English
- tarpit English
- tearpit English
- water adder English
- wheelpit English
- whirlpit English
- addere Middle English
- pit Middle English
- pit
- adder
- armpit
- pitful
- ashpit
- pitman
- pitsaw
- pitter
- tarpit
- sawpit
- tanpit
- tearpit
- nanopit
- marlpit
- sandpit
- pitless
- gun pit
- coalpit
- pockpit
- shitpit
- cockpit
- snowpit
- pithead
- gongpit
- pittite
- pitfall
- firepit
- whirlpit
- mosh pit
- pithouse
- stonepit
- pit stop
- micropit
- wheelpit
- pitboard
- pitwheel
- catchpit
- chalkpit
- sea adder
- adderwort
- adderlike
- pitmaster
- adderbolt
- pit frame
- water adder
- adder stone