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death adder

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death adder
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a venomous Australian elapid snake, Acanthophis antarcticus, resembling an adder
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Noun1.death adderdeath adder - venomous Australian snake resembling an adder
Acanthophis antarcticus
elapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres
Acanthophis, genus Acanthophis - Australian elapid snakes


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Bryan Fry, a biologist at the University of Melbourne in Australia, does just that with rattlesnakes, king cobras, death adders, sea snakes, and other reptiles most of us would rather avoid.
Killers that also cure by New York Times Upfront
DEATH ADDER Unlike other elapids, this stocky Australian snake has long-hinged fangs that fold back against the roof of the mouth within a sheath of skin.
Meet the Elapids: Of 18 snake families, this one's the most lethal. ... by Science World
MAGNETIC ISLAND IS LIKE CATALINA WITH DEATH ADDERS.
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