Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

russell's viper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: rus-sel-l's viper
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The venomous viper Daboia russelii.

Example Sentences

"Some weeks before, one of the masters at the College, an unpopular Parsee, had found a Russell's viper nosing round his classroom."

Etymology

Named in honour of Patrick Russell (1726–1805), Scottish herpetologist who first described many of India's snakes.

Inflected Forms

Russell's vipers (plural)

Phrases

dilute Russell's viper venom time

Synonyms

chain viper polonga

Questions

What does russell's viper mean?: The venomous viper Daboia russelii.
Where does russell's viper come from?: Named in honour of Patrick Russell (1726–1805), Scottish herpetologist who first described many of India's snakes.

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