Malayan pit viper
noun
Ma·lay·an pit viper
mə-ˈlā-ən-, mā-, ˈmā-ˌlā-
: a venomous pit viper (Calloselasma rhodostomarhodostoma synonym Agkistrodon rhodostoma) native to southeastern Asia that is light brown to reddish-brown above with triangular dark-brown markings
An international stroke study recently began on ancrod, a drug derived from the venom of the Malayan pit viper.—Susan Duerksen, The San Diego Union-Tribune
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