tonkin pit viper

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What does tonkin pit viper mean?

Ovophis tonkinensis, a species of common pit viper found in Southeast Asia.

Where does tonkin pit viper come from?

Tonkin + pit viper, a partial calque of translingual Ovophis tonkinensis (literally “Tonkinese egg-snake”) or translingual Trimeresurus tonkinensis.

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