genus Bitis


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Noun1.genus Bitis - a genus of Viperidaegenus Bitis - a genus of Viperidae      
Bitis
reptile genus - a genus of reptiles
family Viperidae, Viperidae - Old World vipers
Bitis arietans, puff adder - large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed
Bitis gabonica, gaboon viper - large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper
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The tail appears oddly (genus Bitis) short in females and only less so in males.
Snake bite in southern Africa: diagnosis and management: there are three groups of venomous snakes in southern Africa--cytotoxic, neurotoxic and haemotoxic

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