"puffadder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: puffadders [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans or South African Dutch pofadder. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|-}} Afrikaans, {{bor|en|nl|pofadder}} Dutch pofadder Head templates: {{en-noun}} puffadder (plural puffadders)
  1. Any viper or adder in genus Bitis,
    Sense id: en-puffadder-en-noun-jEqN~20n
  2. Any viper or adder in genus Bitis,
    especially, a common puffadder (Bitis arietans), found in Southern Africa.
    Categories (lifeform): Vipers Translations (Bitis arietans): gbedru (Adja), pofadder (Afrikaans), ዘንዶ (zändo) (Amharic), escurçó bufador [masculine] (Catalan), monarub [masculine] (Catalan), bahiga (Dagbani), pofadder (Dutch), vipère heurtante (French), jàkpàtà (Gen), Puffotter [feminine] (German), vipera soffiante (Italian), itahuha [class-5] (Kikuyu), shʉʉm (Komo), 뻐끔살무사 (ppeokkeumsalmusa) (Korean), aarnieu çhiu [masculine] (Manx), jakpatr (Nawdm), ɩbɛ (Nkonya), biúta (Portuguese), шумя́щая гадю́ка (šumjáščaja gadjúka) [feminine] (Russian), anyak (Southwestern Dinka), víbora bufadora (Spanish), moma [class-5, class-6] (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-puffadder-en-noun-0YiTJPlE Disambiguation of Vipers: 35 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, South African English, Terms with Adja translations, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Amharic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dagbani translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Gen translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kikuyu translations, Terms with Komo translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Nawdm translations, Terms with Nkonya translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Southwestern Dinka translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of South African English: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Adja translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Amharic translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Dagbani translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Gen translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Kikuyu translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Komo translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Nawdm translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Nkonya translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Southwestern Dinka translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of 'Bitis arietans': 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: puff adder, puff-adder Derived forms: forest puff adder

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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