鎖蛇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鎖	蛇
くさり Grade: S	へび Grade: S
kun'yomi

Noun

鎖(くさり)蛇(へび) or 鎖蛇(クサリヘビ) • (kusarihebi)

viper, general term for a snake in subfamily Viperinae

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as クサリヘビ (kusarihebi).

Derived terms

鼻(はな)高(だか)鎖(くさり)蛇(へび) (hanadaka kusarihebi)