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water adders

water adders is the plural of water adder.

Meaning of water adder

Noun

water adder (plural water adders)

  1. A water mocassin (Agkistrodon piscivorus), a venomous aquatic snake of North America.
    Synonyms:
    cottonmouth, cottonmouth mocassin
  2. Any of species Natrix natrix of non-venomous European snakes.
  3. A northern water snake (Nerodia sipedon), a non-venomous American snake.
  4. A crab-eating water snake or white-bellied mangrove snake (Fordonia leucobalia), a venomous snake of south Asia.
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, adder.

Questions about water adders

What is water adders the plural of?
Water adders is the plural of water adder.

Words near water adders in the dictionary

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  2. watchwork
  3. water
  4. water absorption
  5. water adder
  6. water adders
  7. water aerobics
  8. water allergies
  9. water allergy
  10. water anole
  11. water anoles

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