Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun puff_adder

2 senses of puff adder

Sense 1
puff adder, Bitis arietans -- (large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed)
       => viper -- (venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw)

Sense 2
hognose snake, puff adder, sand viper -- (harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed)
       => colubrid snake, colubrid -- (mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes)