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Adder

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Meaning

Noun

Any snake.
In British English & Vipers:
  • A small
    of the
    Vipera
  • A small
    of the
    Vipera;The common European
    (Vipera berus).
  • In Vipers:
  • The
    , of Africa (genus Bitis).
  • Certain
    other
    ;Acanthophis
    . (
    ),
    found in Southeast Asia and Australia
  • Certain
    other adders;Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen, the
    , a
    found in the
    United States
  • Certain
    other adders;Acanthophis
    . (
    ),
    found in Southeast Asia and Australia
  • In American English, Canadian English & Vipers:
  • Any of several small
    adders
  • Lampropeltis
    (milk snake).
  • Any of several small
    adders;Heterodon
    . (hog-nosed
    ), a
    of
    found in North America
  • In Gasterosteiform fish & Vipers:
  • A
    or
    (Spinachia spinachia).
  • Someone who
    which
    ; a
    for
    numbers.
    An
    that
    ,
    or frequencies.
    Something which
    or increases.
    A person who has
    disorder.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    adder
    English
    arrow
    addere
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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