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Kimberley death adder

Kimberley death adder noun: any member of the species Acanthophis cryptamydros of Australian snake.

Noun

Kimberley death adder (plural Kimberley death adders)

  1. Any member of the species Acanthophis cryptamydros of Australian snake.
    • It looks like a pile of leaves, but the Kimberley death adder can deliver a bite which could result in paralysis and death.2015 September 16, Kirstie McCrum, “New deadly snake species discovered is 'in the world's venomous top 10'”, in The Mirror
    • Australia is famous for its enormous variety of toxic or venomous creatures, and now scientists have added a new snake to its roster: Acanthophis cryptamydros, or the Kimberley death adder (named after the region of Australia it comes from).2015 October 1, Danny Lewis, “Yet Another Highly-Venomous Snake Discovered in Australia”, in Smithsonian

Examples of Kimberley death adder in a sentence

  • The Kimberley death adder is roughly 24 inches (60 cm) long and has a diamond-shaped head.2016 January 28, Sergio Prostak, “Top 20 New Species Discovered in 2015”, in Science News:
  • Range of the Kimberley death adder, Acanthophis cryptamydros2017, Peter Mirtschin, Arne Rasmussen, Scott Weinstein, Australia's Dangerous Snakes: Identification, Biology and Envenoming, →ISBN, page...

Forms of Kimberley death adder

pluralKimberley death adders

Questions about Kimberley death adder

What does Kimberley death adder mean?
Kimberley death adder means any member of the species Acanthophis cryptamydros of Australian snake.
How do you use Kimberley death adder in a sentence?
The Kimberley death adder is roughly 24 inches (60 cm) long and has a diamond-shaped head.
What part of speech is Kimberley death adder?
Kimberley death adder is a noun.
What is the plural of Kimberley death adder?
The plural of Kimberley death adder is Kimberley death adders.

Words near Kimberley death adder in the dictionary

  1. kimberellomorph
  2. kimberellomorphs
  3. Kimberlee
  4. Kimberleigh
  5. Kimberley
  6. Kimberley death adder
  7. Kimberley death adders
  8. Kimberley horse disease
  9. kimberlin
  10. Kimberling
  11. Kimberlings

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