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Definition of puff adder in English: puff addernoun 1A large, sluggish, mainly nocturnal African viper which inflates the upper part of its body and hisses loudly when under threat. Bitis arietans, family Viperidae Example sentencesExamples - Oh yes, and don't forget to watch where you put your feet - puff adders are very well camouflaged.
- I was once on the way to the car and a puff adder reared up in front of me.
- And hiding in over 50 varieties of grasses, are snakes: among them the deadly rinkhals and puff adders.
- I once organised the rescue of a small girl who had been bitten by a puff adder.
- Nine puff adders, seven Usambra mountain vipers and a green mamba were included.
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another term for hognose snake Example sentencesExamples - When threatened, this hognose (puff adder) usually spreads its head and neck, hissing loudly to feign ferocity.
- ‘Puff Adder’ is one of several names for the Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platyrhinos).
Definition of puff adder in US English: puff addernounpəf ˈædərpəf ˈadər 1A large, sluggish, mainly nocturnal African viper that inflates the upper part of its body and hisses loudly in threat. Bitis arietans, family Viperidae Example sentencesExamples - Nine puff adders, seven Usambra mountain vipers and a green mamba were included.
- I was once on the way to the car and a puff adder reared up in front of me.
- Oh yes, and don't forget to watch where you put your feet - puff adders are very well camouflaged.
- And hiding in over 50 varieties of grasses, are snakes: among them the deadly rinkhals and puff adders.
- I once organised the rescue of a small girl who had been bitten by a puff adder.
- 1.1US
another term for hognose snake Example sentencesExamples - ‘Puff Adder’ is one of several names for the Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platyrhinos).
- When threatened, this hognose (puff adder) usually spreads its head and neck, hissing loudly to feign ferocity.
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