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Causus

noun
Cau·​sus | \ ˈkȯzəs, -ȯsəs\

Definition of Causus

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

History and Etymology for Causus

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

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