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Habu

'''''' is a Japanese name used to refer to certain venomous snakes:
Snakes:
- The following species are found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan:
    - ''Trimeresurus elegans'', a.k.a. the Sakishima habu, found in the southern Ryukyu Islands
    - ''Trimeresurus flavoviridis'', a.k.a. the Okinawan habu
    - ''Trimeresurus tokarensis'', a.k.a. the Tokara habu, found in the Tokara Islands
    - ''Ovophis okinavensis'', a.k.a. the Hime habu
- The following species are not found in Japan:
    - ''Trimeresurus gracilis'', a.k.a. the Kikushi habu, found in Taiwan.
    - ''Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus'', a.k.a. theTaiwan habu or Chinese habu, found in Southeast Asia.
    - ''Ovophis monticola'', a.k.a. the Arisan habu, found in Southeast Asia.
Other:
- A nickname for the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.
- ''Chiropsalmus quadrigatus'', a.k.a. the box jellyfish, or in Japan as the ''habu kurage'' (kurage = jellyfish), a venomous jellyfish.
- Habu, a computer mouse jointly made by Microsoft and Razer.
- HABU equivalent, a measure of computer performance

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