night adder

night adder
noun
: any of several nocturnal African vipers (genus Causus) with greatly enlarged venom glands extending along the neck

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  • adder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. puff adder, viper. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. viper, asp, snake. Adders include: European, spotted, puff adder, hognose snake, dwarf puff, night adder, milk adder, milk snake; see also snake …   English dictionary for students

  • adder — adder1 /ad euhr/, n. 1. the common European viper, Vipera berus. 2. any of various other venomous or harmless snakes resembling the viper. [bef. 950; late ME; r. ME nadder (a nadder becoming an adder by misdivision; cf. APRON), OE naeddre; c. OS… …   Universalium

  • Death adder — Death Death (d[e^]th), n. [OE. deth, dea[eth], AS. de[ a][eth]; akin to OS. d[=o][eth], D. dood, G. tod, Icel. dau[eth]i, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. dau[thorn]us; from a verb meaning to die. See {Die}, v. i., and cf. {Dead}.] 1. The cessation of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • List of snakes by common name — This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. A *Adder **Berg adder **Common adder **Deaf adder **Death adder **Desert death… …   Wikipedia

  • Causinae — Common night adder, C. rhombeatus Scientific classification Kingdom: Anima …   Wikipedia

  • Causus maculatus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum …   Wikipedia

  • Causus rhombeatus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • Causus resimus — Taxobox name = Causus resimus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Serpentes familia = Viperidae subfamilia = Causinae genus = Causus species = C. resimus binomial = Causus… …   Wikipedia

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