death adder
ˈdɛθ ˈædər
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Definition of death adder - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
Australian snakeTECH.venomous snake of genus Acanthophis in AustraliaTECH.
  • The death adder is a dangerous Australian snake.
adder
2.
non-venomous snakeTECH.USnon-venomous colubrid species Heterodon platirhinos in North AmericaTECH.US
  • The eastern hognose is also called a death adder.
hognose snake puff adder
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Images of death adder

  • death adder: venomous snake of genus Acanthophis in Australia
    venomous snake of genus Acanthophis in Australia
  • death adder: non-venomous colubrid species Heterodon platirhinos in North America
    non-venomous colubrid species Heterodon platirhinos in North America

Expressions with death

to deathadv.
until someone dies
The soldiers fought to death in the battle.
cheat deathv.
survive a situation expected to cause death
He managed to cheat death in the avalanche.
death wishn.
desire for one's own death or self-destruction
His reckless behavior was like a death wish..
courting deathadj.
involving actions that are very risky and could cause death
He made a courting death decision by climbing without safety gear.
bored to deathadj.
extremely uninterested or tired
She was bored to death during the long meeting.
death by chocolaten.
dessert with chocolate cake and sauce
She ordered a death by chocolate for dessert.

Expressions with adder

full addern.
digital circuit that adds three binary digits
The full adder computes the sum of three bits including the carry bit..
half-addern.
circuit adding two binary digits producing sum and carry
The engineer designed a half-adder for the new circuit.
puff addern.
large venomous African viper with brown markings
The puff adder is common in African savannas.
serial half addern.
circuit adding binary numbers one bit at a time
The serial half adder processes each bit sequentially.
deaf as an adderadj.
ignoring or refusing to listen to something
He was deaf as an adder to their complaints.
adder's fernn.
another name for adder's tongue plant
The garden has many adder's ferns.

Terms related to death adder

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
deadlyAustraliandangerousgenuspoisonousreptilevenomouswildlifecolubridfaunaophidianserpent

Examples of death adder in a sentence

  • They spotted a death adder in the bush.
  • The death adder is often mistaken for a rattlesnake.
  • Children learned about the death adder in biology class.

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  1. French:vipère de la mort, couleuvre à museau retroussé, ...
  2. German:Todesotter, Hakennasennatter, ...
  3. Italian:serpente della morte, serpente hognose, ...
  4. Spanish:serpiente de la muerte, muerte silenciosa, ...
  5. Portuguese:cobra-da-morte, ...
  6. Chinese:澳洲死亡蛇, 东部猪鼻蛇, ...
  7. Japanese:デスアダー, ホグノーズ, ...
  8. Arabic:ثعْبانُ المَوْتِ, ثعبان أنفي, ...
  9. Hebrew:נָחָשׁ אָרְסִי, נָחָשׁ חוֹטֵם, ...
  10. Russian:смертельная гадюка, ложная гадюка, ...
  11. Ukrainian:смертельна гадюка, гадюка, ...
  12. Hindi:डेथ एडर, हॉगनोज़ सांप, ...
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