adder

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But if something goes wrong using the so-called adder strategy, the cell takes longer to get back to its original size.

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

The UK has three native snake species - the adder, the grass snake and the smooth snake.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2022

According to the historic picture and photograph archive Look and Learn, "in old English, the words orange, adder, and apron all began with the letter n, and so were spelt narenge, nadder, and napron."

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2022

“Hands in the air,” Whitby said, his voice as soft as the hiss of an adder.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros