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单词 back-fanged
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Definition of back-fanged in English:

back-fanged

adjective
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-fanged

adjectiveˈbakˌfäNGd
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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