Poisonous snake

  • 1poisonous snake — snake whose bite is poisonous …

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  • 2SNAKE — (Heb. נָחָשׁ, naḥash), a generic name for various species of snake, poisonous and harmless. Both in the Bible and generally in rabbinical literature it is mentioned with ignominy as harmful. It already appears at the dawn of history in the Bible… …

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  • 3snake|bite — «SNAYK BYT», noun. the bite of a snake, especially a poisonous snake: »Snakebite causes thousands of deaths in tropical regions every year (Scientific American) …

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  • 4Snake — Ophidian redirects here. For the professional wrestler, see The Osirian Portal. This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Snake (disambiguation). Snakes Temporal range: Early Cretaceous – Recent, 112–0 Ma …

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  • 5poisonous — poi|son|ous [ˈpɔızənəs] adj 1.) containing poison or producing poison ▪ Some mushrooms are extremely poisonous. ▪ poisonous gases such as hydrogen sulfide ▪ poisonous substances ▪ She was bitten on the ankle by a poisonous snake . poisonous to ▪… …

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  • 6poisonous — poi|son|ous [ pɔıznəs ] adjective * 1. ) containing poison: poisonous gases/plants a ) capable of producing poison: a poisonous snake 2. ) causing a lot of damage or harm: the poisonous spread of urban sprawl a ) extremely unpleasant or unkind: a …

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  • 7poisonous */ — UK [ˈpɔɪz(ə)nəs] / US adjective 1) a) containing poison poisonous gases/plants b) capable of producing poison a poisonous snake 2) a) extremely unpleasant or unkind a poisonous letter b) causing a lot of damage or harm the poisonous spread of… …

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  • 8poisonous — adjective 1) a poisonous snake Syn: venomous, deadly Ant: harmless 2) a poisonous chemical Syn: toxic, noxious, deadly, fatal, lethal, mortal …

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  • 9poisonous — adjective 1) a poisonous snake Syn: venomous, deadly 2) a poisonous chemical Syn: toxic, noxious, deadly, fatal, lethal, mortal 3) a poisonous glance …

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  • 10poisonous — [ˈpɔɪz(ə)nəs] adj 1) containing poison poisonous gases/plants[/ex] 2) capable of producing poison a poisonous snake[/ex] …

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