Causus

noun

Cau·​sus

ˈkȯzəs,

-ȯsəs

: a genus of nocturnal venomous African snakes (family Viperidae) comprising the night adders

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek kausos fever, heat, from kaiein to burn

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