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rinkhals

American

[ringk-hals] / ˈrɪŋk hæls /

noun

ringhals.

rinkhals British

/ ˈrɪŋˌhals, ˈrɪŋkˌhals /

noun

Also called: spitting snake. a venomous elapid snake, Hemachatus hemachatus of southern Africa, which spits venom at its enemies from a distance

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Etymology

Origin of rinkhals

Afrikaans, literally: ring neck

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