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rinkhals

[ ringk-hals ]

noun



rinkhals

/ ˈrɪŋˌhals; ˈrɪŋkˌhals /

noun

  1. a venomous elapid snake, Hemachatus hemachatus of southern Africa, which spits venom at its enemies from a distance Also calledspitting snake
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rinkhals1

Afrikaans, literally: ring neck
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Example Sentences

For instance, when the researchers applied both kinds of toxins from rinkhals venom to mouse nerves, the mix stimulated about twice as many nerve cells as the rinkhals’ three-finger toxins alone, they report today in Science.

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