puff adder

pʌf ˈædə
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Translation of puff adder into German

Noun

1.

wildlife

TECH.
large venomous African viper with brown markings
TECH.
Puffotter fGiftviper
  • The puff adder is common in African savannas.Die Puffotter ist in den afrikanischen Savannen verbreitet.
2.

animals

TECH.US
harmless North American snake with an upturned nose
TECH.US
nordamerikanische harmlose Schlange mit nach oben gedrehter Schnauze
  • The puff adder played dead when approached by hikers.Die nordamerikanische harmlose Schlange mit nach oben gedrehter Schnauze spielte tot, als Wanderer näherkamen.
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  • puff adder: large venomous African viper with brown markings
    (wildlife) Puffotter
  • puff adder: harmless North American snake with an upturned nose
    harmless North American snake with an upturned nose

Synonyms and analogies of puff adder in English

Examples of puff adder in a sentence

  • Puff adders are known for their potent venom.
  • A puff adder was spotted near the garden.
  • Children were fascinated by the puff adder at the zoo.

Translations of "puff adder" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
diePuffotternf.

You have the charm, investigative talent, and manners -of a puff adder.

Sie haben den Charme, das ermittlerische Talent und die Manieren - einer Puffotter.

Cobra venom is neurotoxic (paralyses the respiratory centre), whereas puff adder venom is cytotoxic (destroys cells and tissue).

Die Kobra hat ein neurotoxisches Gift (lähmt die Nerven), derweil die Puffotter ein zytotoxisches Gift (zersetzt die Zellen und Gewebe) besitzt.

It was a puff adder.

Es war eine Puffotter.

A puff adder eats a striped mouse

Eine Puffotter frisst eine Striemengrasmaus

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It was a puff adder.

Es war eine Puffotter.

Much cooler than if you chose, say, a puff adder. Or a common krait.

viel cooler, als wenn Sie sich für eine Puffotter oder eine gewöhnliche Natter entschieden hätten.

An Anchieta's cobra (Naja anchietae) with a length of almost 1.80 metres regurgitated a puff adder (Bitis arietans) measuring 1.01 metres when it was caught.

Eine knapp 1,80 Meter lange Anchieta's Kobra (Naja anchietae) würgte, als sie gefangen wurde, eine 1,01 m lange Puffotter (Bitis arietans) hervor.

The puff adder (Bitis lachesis) is one of the most dangerous snakes occurring in Goegap.

Die wohl gefährlichste in Goegap auftretende Schlange ist die Puffotter (Bitis lachesis).

That golfing puff adder? What does she want...? - Call O'Reilly! - What?

Diese golfspielende Puffotter? Was will die denn? - O'Reilly anrufen!

A young puff adder, for example, was 30 cm long when it swallowed a nonvenomous Brown house snake (Boaedon capensis) that measured 47 cm.

Eine junge 30 cm lange Puffotter verschlang eine 47 cm lange ungiftige Braune Hausschlange (Boaedon capensis).

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