puff adder

== English == === Alternative forms === puffadder, puff-adder === Etymology === Borrowed from Afrikaans or South African Dutch pofadder. === Noun === puff adder (plural puff adders) Any viper or adder in genus Bitis, especially, a common puffadder (Bitis arietans), found in Southern Africa. [from late 18th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== African adder ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === puff adder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Bitis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Bitis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons