mamushi

mɑmuʃi

Definitions

1. noun

A species of pit viper (Gloydius blomhoffii) found in East Asia, also known as the many-hoofed viper or Blomhoff’s viper.

“The hikers encountered a mamushi on their trek through the Japanese mountains.”

Synonyms

  • Blomhoff's viper
  • many-hoofed viper

Antonyms

  • non-venomous snake