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ad·der /ˈædə $ -ər/ noun [countableC]
HBAa type of poisonous snake 蝰蛇
Examples from the Corpus
adder• Even a broken worm can kill, if it happens to be an adder.• The deaf adder of appetite Coiled under.• As quick as a striking adder, the soldier's fingers fastened around her arm.• During the summer, adders can often be found basking in the morning sunshine.• The adder is uniquely equipped for that role.
Originadder
(1300-1400)a nadder, mistaken for an adder; nadder“adder”((11-17 centuries)) from Old Englishnæddre