Meaning & use
Cantil
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A venomous pit viper native to Mexico and Central America, closely related to the cottonmouth and known for its dark, banded body.
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Herpetologists tracked the cantil's movements through the dry forest using radio tags.
Hikers were warned to watch for the cantil among the rocks near the riverbank.
A note on using this word
The cantil belongs to the genus Agkistrodon, the same genus as the North American copperhead and cottonmouth snakes.
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