"death adder" meaning in English

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Noun

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. 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 /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)
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  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: 22 47 31 Disambiguation of Elapid snakes: 28 43 30 Disambiguation of Vipers: 24 46 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Limilngan translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 39 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 49 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 36 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 38 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 25 40 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 41 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 42 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 42 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 29 39 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Limilngan translations: 25 40 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 26 41 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 26 41 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 42 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 40 35
  3. An eastern hognose snake, Heterodon platirhinos, a non-venomous colubrid species found in North America.
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Inflected forms

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