| 单词 | night adder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnight adder night adder n. any of several nocturnal African vipers that constitute the genus Causus, esp. C. rhombeatus, a grey snake with darker patches, common in southern Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Viperidae (vipers) > member of genus Causus (night adder) night adder1816 nachtslang1821 1816 G. Barker Jrnl. 12 July in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) 505/3 Worked at my peice [sic] of Land, Killed the first serpent I had seen alive in Africa, called a Night Adder. 1832 Graham's Town Jrnl. (S. Afr.) 23 Mar. 50 A man in the service of Mr. Bailie was last week bitten in the leg by a night adder. 1947 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. xxxvi. 329 I have often seen my cats eating night adders which they have caught and killed. 1969 J. Stidworthy Snakes of World 128 The Night Adder (Causus rhombeatus) is found in southern Africa. < as lemmas |
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