tiger snake
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noun
either of two highly venomous snakes, Notechis scutatus and N. ater, of Australia and Tasmania, that grow to a length of 5 feet (1.5 meters).
Origin of tiger snake
First recorded in 1870–75
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When we came out, my father pointed to a tiger-snake, saying, 'That is your familiar.
AnthropologyRobert Marett
There appeared also a very beautiful goddess called the Deer, and surnamed the Tiger-Snake.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3Hubert Howe Bancroft
tiger snake
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