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adder

[ad-er] / ˈæd ər /
NOUN
viper
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One man’s fixation is another man’s repulsive, venomous puff adder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Overall, the adder was thought to result in a less precise size distribution.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024

To investigate, Ms. Folwell set about dissecting the tail of a female death adder.

From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2022

A woman whose dog was bitten by an adder has said she would not take her dogs near long grass.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2022

Glenn had stuck the puff adder in the drawer and sawed the plank to be Tansy’s hero?

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck


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