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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

Symptoms of adder bites in dogs include pain and swelling, bruising, lethargy, drooling and vomiting.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

He found the adder method is more precise, researchers have just misunderstood its true nature.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024

Her team then checked this in a variety of snakes - dissecting a total of nine species including the carpet python, puff adder and Mexican moccasin.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2022

Ranofer’s hand grew slowly icy, while he knelt staring at the goblet as if it had turned to an adder in his grasp.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw


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