puff adder

noun

a large, thick-bodied, African viper, Bitis arietans, that inflates its body and hisses when disturbed.

a similar viper, B. inornata, native to southern Africa.

Origin of puff adder

First recorded in 1780–90

Words nearby puff adder

puertorriqueño, Puerto Vallarta, PUFA, Pufendorf, puff, puff adder, puffball, puffbird, puffed-up, puffer, puffery

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Example sentences from the Web for puff adder

The puff-adder always springs backwards, and can make extraordinary leaps.
Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa|Alfred W. Drayson
Then you are a lucky man, for that beast is a puff-adder, a most deadly snake!
With Rifle and Bayonet|F.S. Brereton
A native ran forward and pinned down the puff-adder with his walking-stick of which the top was forked.
Smith and the Pharaohs, and Other Tales|Henry Rider Haggard
Another escape was from a puff-adder, a snake equally as deadly as the cobra.
The White Chief of the Caffres|A.W. Drayson

Of all the Cape snakes the puff-adder is not only the deadliest, but by far the most to be feared.
Home Life on an Ostrich Farm|Annie Martin

British Dictionary definitions for puff adder

puff adder

noun

a large venomous African viper, Bitis arietans, that is yellowish-grey with brown markings and inflates its body when alarmed

another name for hognose snake

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单词	puff adder
释义	puff adder noun a large, thick-bodied, African viper, Bitis arietans, that inflates its body and hisses when disturbed. a similar viper, B. inornata, native to southern Africa. Origin of puff adder First recorded in 1780–90 Words nearby puff adder puertorriqueño, Puerto Vallarta, PUFA, Pufendorf, puff, puff adder, puffball, puffbird, puffed-up, puffer, puffery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for puff adder The puff-adder always springs backwards, and can make extraordinary leaps. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa\|Alfred W. Drayson Then you are a lucky man, for that beast is a puff-adder, a most deadly snake! With Rifle and Bayonet\|F.S. Brereton A native ran forward and pinned down the puff-adder with his walking-stick of which the top was forked. Smith and the Pharaohs, and Other Tales\|Henry Rider Haggard Another escape was from a puff-adder, a snake equally as deadly as the cobra. The White Chief of the Caffres\|A.W. Drayson Of all the Cape snakes the puff-adder is not only the deadliest, but by far the most to be feared. Home Life on an Ostrich Farm\|Annie Martin British Dictionary definitions for puff adder puff adder noun a large venomous African viper, Bitis arietans, that is yellowish-grey with brown markings and inflates its body when alarmed another name for hognose snake Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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