单词 | unpoisonous |
释义 | unpoisonousadj. Non-poisonous; (of a snake or a sting) not venomous. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > of or relating to venomous snakes(s) > not venomous unpoisonous1648 1648 Eikon Basilike 253 I can look upon all those stings, as unpoysonous, though sharp. 1691 J. Hartcliffe Treat. Virtues 126 A Man fortified with this Virtue, will look upon all its Stings, as unpoisonous, though they are sharp. a1836 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VII. 306/2 The Unpoisonous,..the Fang-less Poisonous, and..the Fanged Poisonous Snakes. 1884 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 30 Aug. 443/2 ‘Sanitas’ Fluid..from its unpoisonous quality, may be used with equal impunity in preserving edibles. 2000 N. Myers Broken Fables 18 They were all the same, everybody using the same de-toothed, un-poisonous, wobbly-necked snakes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1648 |
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