# Tonkin pit viper

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Ovophis tonkinensis, a species of common pit viper found in Southeast Asia.

## Etymology
Tonkin + pit viper, a partial calque of translingual Ovophis tonkinensis (literally “Tonkinese egg-snake”) or translingual Trimeresurus tonkinensis.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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