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词汇 Gaboon viper
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Definition of Gaboon viper in English:

Gaboon viper

nounɡəˈbuːn
  • A large, thick-bodied venomous African snake with a pair of hornlike scales on the snout, having a body richly patterned with brown, purple, and cream.

    加彭蝰蛇

    Bitis gabonica, family Viperidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I did once meet a nurse in the Gold Coast who had lived after a bite from a Gaboon viper, but it took her a long time to recover from the poison injected into her bloodstream, and for many months she didn't really care if she lived or died.
    • They included two Gaboon vipers, snakes that inhabit the rainforest floor in the equatorial belt of tropical Africa, and can swallow prey as large as a rabbit, whole.
    • The venomous subjects may include a few species of copperhead, rattlesnake, cottonmouth; Indian cobras; Gaboon vipers; rhinoceros vipers; puff adders; tree vipers; and perhaps a few extras.
    • For example, one of the wall panels in the exhibition shows a Gaboon viper that has captured a small antelope.
    • Another animal sculpture in the exhibition portrays a coiled Gaboon viper threatening a growling dog; a spotted civet or genet looks on.

Origin

Early 20th century: named after Gaboon (now Gabon).

Definition of Gaboon viper in US English:

Gaboon viper

noun
  • A large, thick-bodied venomous African snake with a pair of hornlike scales on the snout, having a body richly patterned with brown, purple, and cream.

    加彭蝰蛇

    Bitis gabonica, family Viperidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Another animal sculpture in the exhibition portrays a coiled Gaboon viper threatening a growling dog; a spotted civet or genet looks on.
    • I did once meet a nurse in the Gold Coast who had lived after a bite from a Gaboon viper, but it took her a long time to recover from the poison injected into her bloodstream, and for many months she didn't really care if she lived or died.
    • They included two Gaboon vipers, snakes that inhabit the rainforest floor in the equatorial belt of tropical Africa, and can swallow prey as large as a rabbit, whole.
    • The venomous subjects may include a few species of copperhead, rattlesnake, cottonmouth; Indian cobras; Gaboon vipers; rhinoceros vipers; puff adders; tree vipers; and perhaps a few extras.
    • For example, one of the wall panels in the exhibition shows a Gaboon viper that has captured a small antelope.

Origin

Early 20th century: named after Gaboon (now Gabon).

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