"water adder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water adders [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English water addre, watyradyr, watir edyr, alteration (see adder) of water neddyr, watyrnedyre, from Old English wæternædre, wæternǣdre, equivalent to water + adder. Cognate with Dutch wateradder (“wateradder”), German Wassernatter (“watersnake”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|water addre}} Middle English water addre, {{inh|en|ang|wæternædre}} Old English wæternædre, {{af|en|water|adder}} water + adder, {{cog|nl|wateradder|t=wateradder}} Dutch wateradder (“wateradder”), {{cog|de|Wassernatter|t=watersnake}} German Wassernatter (“watersnake”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} water adder (plural water adders)
  1. Any of several aquatic snakes (none of which are true adders) including, among others:
    A non-venomous European ringed snake or water snake (Natrix natrix).
    Categories (lifeform): Colubrid snakes, Snakes, Vipers
    Sense id: en-water_adder-en-noun-DFy4DguQ Disambiguation of Colubrid snakes: 33 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Snakes: 30 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Vipers: 34 22 22 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 23 26 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 27 25 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 22 22 13
  2. Any of several aquatic snakes (none of which are true adders) including, among others:
    A venomous American cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus).
    Sense id: en-water_adder-en-noun-N3b1Lb4K
  3. Any of several aquatic snakes (none of which are true adders) including, among others:
    A non-venomous American northern water snake (Nerodia sipedon)
    Sense id: en-water_adder-en-noun-2bbU-8YD
  4. Any of several aquatic snakes (none of which are true adders) including, among others:
    A venomous South Asian crab-eating water snake (Fordonia leucobalia)
    Sense id: en-water_adder-en-noun-fMDk6UWT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: water-adder, wateradder Hypernyms: watersnake

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