Definition of venomous

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Venomous (a.) Having a poison gland or glands for the secretion of venom, as certain serpents and insects..

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Canker :: Canker (v. i.) To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous..
Fanfoot :: Fanfoot (n.) A species of gecko having the toes expanded into large lobes for adhesion. The Egyptian fanfoot (Phyodactylus gecko) is believed, by the natives, to have venomous toes..
Adder :: Adder (n.) A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera. The common European adder is the Vipera (/ Pelias) berus. The puff adders of Africa are species of Clotho.
Tarantula :: Tarantula (n.) Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species (Tarantula apuliae). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent countries are large species of Mygale..
Gila Monster :: Gila monster () A large tuberculated lizard (Heloderma suspectum) native of the dry plains of Arizona, New Mexico, etc. It is the only lizard known to have venomous teeth..
Haye :: Haye (n.) The Egyptian asp or cobra (Naja haje.) It is related to the cobra of India, and like the latter has the power of inflating its neck into a hood. Its bite is very venomous. It is supposed to be the snake by means of whose bite Cleopatra committed suicide, and hence is sometimes called Cleopatra's snake or asp. See Asp..
Boomslange :: Boomslange (n.) A large South African tree snake (Bucephalus Capensis). Although considered venomous by natives, it has no poison fangs..
Argas :: Argas (n.) A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals. The famous Persian Argas, also called Miana bug, is A. Persicus; that of Central America, called talaje by the natives, is A. Talaje..
Hamadryad :: Hamadryad (n.) A large venomous East Indian snake (Orhiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras..
Viperous :: Viperous (a.) Having the qualities of a viper; malignant; venomous; as, a viperous tongue..
Fer-de-lance :: Fer-de-lance (n.) A large, venomous serpent (Trigonocephalus lanceolatus) of Brazil and the West Indies. It is allied to the rattlesnake, but has no rattle..
Elaps :: Elaps (n.) A genus of venomous snakes found both in America and the Old World. Many species are known. See Coral snake, under Coral..
Venene :: Venene (a.) Poisonous; venomous.
Bungarum :: Bungarum (n.) A venomous snake of India, of the genus Bungarus, allied to the cobras, but without a hood..
Ularburong :: Ularburong (n.) A large East Indian nocturnal tree snake (Dipsas dendrophila). It is not venomous.
Virulent :: Virulent (a.) Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing injury.
Water Moccasin :: Water moccasin () A venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon piscivorus) allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes. Called also water snake, water adder, water viper..
Centiped :: Centiped (n.) A species of the Myriapoda; esp. the large, flattened, venomous kinds of the order Chilopoda, found in tropical climates. they are many-jointed, and have a great number of feet..
Cockatrice :: Cockatrice (n.) A venomous serpent which which cannot now be identified.
Daboia :: Daboia (n.) A large and highly venomous Asiatic viper (Daboia xanthica).
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