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rinkhals

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rinkhals [ˈrɪŋkˌhals]
n pl -hals, -halses
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a venomous elapid snake, Hemachatus hemachatus of southern Africa, which spits venom at its enemies from a distance Also called spitting snake
[Afrikaans, literally: ring neck]
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Noun1.rinkhalsrinkhals - highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet
Hemachatus haemachatus, ringhals, spitting snake
elapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres


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