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adder /ad·der/ (ad´er)

1. Vipera berus.

2. any of many venomous snakes of the family Viperidae, such as the puff adder and European viper.

death adder Acanthophis antarcticus, an extremely venomous elapid snake of Australia and New Guinea with a short, stout body and a tail with a spine at the tip.

puff adder Bitis arrietans, an extremely venomous, brightly colored, viperine snake found in Africa and Arabia; when annoyed it inflates its stubby body and hisses loudly.

puff adder

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