鼻高鎖蛇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鼻	高	鎖	蛇
はな Grade: 3	たか > だか Grade: 2	くさり Grade: S	へび Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

By surface analysis, 鼻(はな) (hana, “nose”) + 高(たか) (taka, “tall, high”) + 鎖(くさり)蛇(へび) (kusarihebi, “viper”).

Noun

鼻(はな)高(だか)鎖(くさり)蛇(へび) or 鼻高鎖蛇(ハナダカクサリヘビ) • (hanadaka kusarihebi)

Vipera ammodytes, a species of viper.

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 ハナダカクサリヘビ (hanadaka kusarihebi).