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单词 death adder
释义

death adder


noun

either of two highly venomous elapid snakes of the genus Acanthophis, of Australia and New Guinea, having a stout body and broad head.

Origin of death adder

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby death adder

dearterialization, dearth, deary, deasil, death, death adder, death and taxes, certain as, death angel, death anxiety, deathbed, death bell
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Example sentences from the Web for death adder

  • Otherwise, no power on earth could have saved me from the fate of Abel Slattin; for the creature was an Australian death-adder.

    The Devil Doctor|Sax Rohmer
  • But Pretty Pierre was like the death-adder, small and beautiful, silent and deadly.

    Pierre And His People, [Tales of the Far North], Complete|Gilbert Parker
  • Like the octopus or the death-adder (Acanthopis antarctica) of Australia, he can assimilate his colour to his environment.

    John Corwell, Sailor And Miner; and, Poisonous Fish|Louis Becke

British Dictionary definitions for death adder

death adder

noun

a venomous Australian elapid snake, Acanthophis antarcticus, resembling an adder
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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