"Russell's viper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Russell's vipers [plural]
Etymology: Named in honour of Patrick Russell (1726–1805), Scottish herpetologist who first described many of India's snakes. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Russell's viper (plural Russell's vipers)
  1. The venomous viper Daboia russelii. Synonyms: chain viper, polonga Derived forms: dilute Russell's viper venom time Translations (Translations): চন্দ্রবোড়া (condrobōṛa) (Bengali), উলু বোড়া (ulu bōṛa) (Bengali), 山蝰 (Chinese Mandarin), ketjukyy (Finnish), russellinkyy (Finnish), അണലി (aṇali) (Malayalam), घोणस (ghoṇas) (Marathi), बाघे सर्प (bāghe sarpa) (Nepali), கண்ணாடிவிரியன் (kaṇṇāṭiviriyaṉ) (Tamil), งูแมวเซา (Thai)

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