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Definition of back-fanged in English: back-fangedadjective Zoology (of a snake such as a boomslang) having the rear one or two pairs of teeth modified as fangs, with grooves to conduct the venom. Compare with front-fanged Example sentencesExamples - So, if you should go out in the woods today in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, beware green back-fanged tree snakes.
- The back-fanged snakes are tree-dwelling species seeking birds and free frogs for food.
- In back-fanged snakes, a poison gland lies above the teeth and the venom trickles down a groove in the tooth.
- Larger non-venomous species may inflict a painful bite, but the back-fanged species possess venoms that are either too weak or produced in too low quantities to be of any danger to humans.
- It is a back-fanged snake with a mild venom that does not result in significant medical symptoms for humans - they are effectively harmless to humans.
Definition of back-fanged in US English: back-fangedadjectiveˈbakˌfäNGd Zoology (of a snake such as a boomslang) having the rear one or two pairs of teeth modified as fangs, with grooves to conduct the venom. Compare with front-fanged Example sentencesExamples - So, if you should go out in the woods today in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, beware green back-fanged tree snakes.
- Larger non-venomous species may inflict a painful bite, but the back-fanged species possess venoms that are either too weak or produced in too low quantities to be of any danger to humans.
- In back-fanged snakes, a poison gland lies above the teeth and the venom trickles down a groove in the tooth.
- The back-fanged snakes are tree-dwelling species seeking birds and free frogs for food.
- It is a back-fanged snake with a mild venom that does not result in significant medical symptoms for humans - they are effectively harmless to humans.
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