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.
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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 RohmerBut Pretty Pierre was like the death-adder, small and beautiful, silent and deadly.
Pierre And His People, [Tales of the Far North], Complete|Gilbert ParkerLike the octopus or the death-adder (Acanthopis antarctica) of Australia, he can assimilate his colour to his environment.
British Dictionary definitions for death adder
death adder
noun
a venomous Australian elapid snake, Acanthophis antarcticus, resembling an adder
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