skaapstekern.

/ˈskɑːpsteɪkə/

Forms: Also scarpsticker, scha(a)psteeker, -steker, -sticker.

Etymology: Afrikaans, < Dutch skaap sheep + steker stinger.

A venomous but usually harmless snake of the genus Psammophylax, esp. the spotted skaapsteker, P. rhombeatus, or the striped skaapsteker, P. tritæniatus, which are both greyish-brown with darker markings.

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1818 C. I. La Trobe Jrnl. Visit S. Afr. xxii. 353 Our good-natured Hottentots, perceiving that I had begun to collect serpents, brought me several kinds, among which were the..schaapsteker, (sheep-stinger); and copra di capella.

1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches 280 There are several species of snakes..such as the nacht-slang (night adder), the schaap-steeker (sheep-stinger), [etc.].

1856 F. Fleming Southern Afr. 406 The ‘Scarpsticker’ of the Dutch, or Night-Adder; a small dingy-brown Adder, spotted with black, about eighteen inches long.

1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 197/1 The second African snake of this family is the ‘schapsticker’ (Sheep Stinger).

1912 F. W. Fitzsimons Snakes S. Afr. 130 The farmer..comes along, finds the dying sheep, and seeing Schaapstekers about, immediately concludes they are the guilty parties.

1915 Chambers's Jrnl. June 437/2 The schaap-sticker..is a short, silvery snake about the thickness of a man's finger.

1931 Discovery Mar. 73/2 We have droves of skaapstekers, night-adders, and house snakes.

1952 Cape Argus 7 June (Mag.) 2/4 I..‘bagged’ a good collection of the local snakes; mostly of a harmless variety, such as mole snakes, water snakes, herald snakes, schaapstekers.

1973 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. IX. 651/2 The name skaapsteker is quite misleading and unfortunate, as there is certainly no truth in the widespread belief that these snakes are in the habit of biting and killing sheep.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	skaapsteker
释义	skaapstekern. /ˈskɑːpsteɪkə/ Forms: Also scarpsticker, scha(a)psteeker, -steker, -sticker. Etymology: Afrikaans, < Dutch skaap sheep + steker stinger. A venomous but usually harmless snake of the genus Psammophylax, esp. the spotted skaapsteker, P. rhombeatus, or the striped skaapsteker, P. tritæniatus, which are both greyish-brown with darker markings. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types of worm-kinc893 slow-wormOE hagworm?c1475 salpege1569 scytale1572 house snake1608 porphyre1608 ellops1667 sea-serpent1672 tree-serpent1731 boyuna1763 whip-snake1774 garter-snake1775 switch-snake1791 argus-snake1802 rat snake1818 skaapsteker1818 sea-snake1827 short-tail1879 roof-snake1884 brown snake1896 herald-snake1910 night snake1918 parrot snake1931 1818 C. I. La Trobe Jrnl. Visit S. Afr. xxii. 353 Our good-natured Hottentots, perceiving that I had begun to collect serpents, brought me several kinds, among which were the..schaapsteker, (sheep-stinger); and copra di capella. 1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches 280 There are several species of snakes..such as the nacht-slang (night adder), the schaap-steeker (sheep-stinger), [etc.]. 1856 F. Fleming Southern Afr. 406 The ‘Scarpsticker’ of the Dutch, or Night-Adder; a small dingy-brown Adder, spotted with black, about eighteen inches long. 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 197/1 The second African snake of this family is the ‘schapsticker’ (Sheep Stinger). 1912 F. W. Fitzsimons Snakes S. Afr. 130 The farmer..comes along, finds the dying sheep, and seeing Schaapstekers about, immediately concludes they are the guilty parties. 1915 Chambers's Jrnl. June 437/2 The schaap-sticker..is a short, silvery snake about the thickness of a man's finger. 1931 Discovery Mar. 73/2 We have droves of skaapstekers, night-adders, and house snakes. 1952 Cape Argus 7 June (Mag.) 2/4 I..‘bagged’ a good collection of the local snakes; mostly of a harmless variety, such as mole snakes, water snakes, herald snakes, schaapstekers. 1973 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. IX. 651/2 The name skaapsteker is quite misleading and unfortunate, as there is certainly no truth in the widespread belief that these snakes are in the habit of biting and killing sheep. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1818
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