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Definition of pallas viper
pallas viper
Plural:Pallas vipers
pallas viper Lexical Profile
CEFR
C2
Grade
12
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
A species of venomous pit viper (Gloydius halys, also known as the Halys pit viper) native to a broad region of Asia, spanning from Russia and Siberia to China and Mongolia.
Example
"During their ecological survey of the Central Asian steppes, the researchers carefully documented a Pallas viper basking on a sunlit rock."
Synonyms
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Word Origin & Etymology
Named after the German zoologist and explorer Peter Simon Pallas (1741–1811), who described various Eurasian reptile species, combined with the word 'viper' from the Latin 'vipera' (snake).
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Pallas viper. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 13, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/pallas viper