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Definition of sino tibetan pit viper
sino tibetan pit viper
Plural:Sino-Tibetan pit vipers
sino tibetan pit viper Lexical Profile
CEFR
C2
Grade
11
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
A venomous snake belonging to the crotaline subfamily, native to the high-altitude forested and mountainous regions of southwestern China and Tibet, possessing specialized heat-sensing organs used to ambush warm-blooded prey.
Example
"During the biological survey of the Hengduan Mountains, the herpetology team carefully documented a rare encounter with a Sino-Tibetan pit viper resting among the alpine foliage."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the geographic designation 'Sino-Tibetan' (referring to the mountainous regions bordering China and Tibet) and 'pit viper', a group of venomous snakes characterized by heat-sensing loreal pits situated between their eyes and nostrils.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sino tibetan pit viper. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sino tibetan pit viper