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Definition of hundred pacer
hundred pacer
Plural:hundred pacers
• noun
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A highly venomous pit viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus) native to southern China, Taiwan, and parts of Southeast Asia, characterized by its distinctly upturned snout and a potent hemotoxic venom.
Example
"While trekking through the dense forests of Taiwan, the guide cautioned the group to carefully watch their step to avoid startling a resting hundred pacer."
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This term is a colloquial common name for the Asian pit viper Deinagkistrodon acutus. In formal herpetological contexts, it is more commonly referred to as the sharp-nosed pit viper.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Hundred pacer. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/hundred-pacer