death adder

noun

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

death adder

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of death adder¹

First recorded in 1855–60