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death adder

n
(Animals) a venomous Australian elapid snake, Acanthophis antarcticus, resembling an adder
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Noun1.death adder - venomous Australian snake resembling an adderdeath adder - venomous Australian snake resembling an adder
Acanthophis antarcticus
elapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres
Acanthophis, genus Acanthophis - Australian elapid snakes
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