"death adder" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: death adders [plural]
Etymology: Sometimes suggested to derive from deaf adder, a colonial-era name for the snakes which referenced their tendency to remain in place (to ambush prey) rather than flee upon hearing human activity, but probably a simple reference to their venomousness. Etymology templates: {{m|en|deaf adder}} deaf adder Head templates: {{en-noun}} death adder (plural death adders)
  1. Any snake of the genus Acanthophis, a group of highly venomous elapids found in Australia and New Guinea. Translations (Acanthophis): 死亡蛇屬 (Chinese), 死亡蛇属 (Chinese), doodsadders (Dutch), faiseur de mort (French), Todesottern (German), halálkígyó (Hungarian), iyatdururr (Limilngan), mirtinosios gyvatės (Lithuanian), dødsorm (Norwegian), смерте́льная змея́ (smertélʹnaja zmejá) [feminine] (Russian), víbora de la muerte [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-death_adder-en-noun-mZbgX55H Disambiguation of 'Acanthophis': 73 15 12
  2. A copperhead, a venomous pit viper species Agkistrodon contortrix, found in North America. Categories (lifeform): Colubrid snakes, Elapid snakes, Vipers Derived forms: common death adder, desert death adder
    Sense id: en-death_adder-en-noun-iei2ySuC Disambiguation of Colubrid snakes: 16 60 25 Disambiguation of Elapid snakes: 23 57 20 Disambiguation of Vipers: 16 65 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 43 30 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 56 26 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 49 31
  3. An eastern hognose snake, Heterodon platirhinos, a non-venomous colubrid species found in North America.
    Sense id: en-death_adder-en-noun-jSVHFPyF

Inflected forms

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