venom

Example Sentences

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He described them as a "highly intelligent" and "active predator" equipped with "specialised glands that produce venom to incapacitate its prey".

From BBC

My voice was dripping with a venom I didn’t even know I possessed.

From Literature

Compounds from spider and snake venoms, along with substances produced by plants and fungi, are being studied for their potential to treat pain, cancer, and other conditions.

From Science Daily

Those debates will lose their venom if England can end their winless run here.

From BBC

A frog with an unexpectedly strong resistance to venom has been identified, and it routinely eats hornets despite the insects' dangerous stingers.

From Science Daily