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Venomous mammals — are animals of the class Mammalia that produce venom, which they use to kill or disable prey, or to defend themselves from predators. In modern nature, venomous mammals are quite rare. Venom is much more common among other vertebrates; there are… … Wikipedia
venomous — adjective 1) a venomous snake the spider s venomous bite Syn: poisonous, toxic; dangerous, deadly, lethal, fatal, mortal Ant: harmless 2) venomous remarks Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
Venomous — Ven om*ous, a. [OE. venemous, venimous, F. venimeux, L. venenosus, fr. venenum poison. See {Venom}, and cf. {Venenose}.] 1. Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Venomous snake — Venomous Ven om*ous, a. [OE. venemous, venimous, F. venimeux, L. venenosus, fr. venenum poison. See {Venom}, and cf. {Venenose}.] 1. Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bite — For other uses, see Bite (disambiguation). Bite Classification and external resources A dog exhibiting his teeth. ICD 10 T … Wikipedia
venomous — venomously, adv. venomousness, venomness, n. /ven euh meuhs/, adj. 1. (of an animal) having a gland or glands for secreting venom; able to inflict a poisoned bite, sting, or wound: a venomous snake. 2. full of or containing venom; poisonous: a… … Universalium
venomous — /ˈvɛnəməs/ (say venuhmuhs) adjective 1. (of an animal) having a gland or glands for secreting venom; inflicting a poisoned bite, sting, or wound. 2. full of venom; poisonous. 3. spiteful or malignant: a venomous disposition; a venomous attack.… …
venomous snakes — snakes that secrete substances (venoms) capable of producing a deleterious effect on either the blood (see hemotoxin) or the nervous system (see neurotoxin); the venom is injected into the body of the victim by the snake s bite. Called also… … Medical dictionary
venomous — ven•om•ous [[t]ˈvɛn ə məs[/t]] adj. 1) anat. (of an animal) having a gland or glands for secreting venom; able to inflict a poisonous bite or sting 2) full of or containing venom; poisonous 3) spiteful; malignant • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME <… … From formal English to slang
Dry bite — A dry bite is a bite by a venomous animal in which no venom is released. Dry snake bites are called Venomous snake bite without envenoming .[1] Dry bites can occur from all snakes, but their frequency varies from species to species. For example,… … Wikipedia
Representative venomous animals that inflict a sting — ▪ Table Representative venomous animals that inflict a sting name and distribution toxic principle toxic effects and comments Cnidarians Portuguese man of war (Physalia species); tropical seas tetramine, 5 hydroxytryptamine immediate, intense… … Universalium
