adder

Example Sentences

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He found the adder method is more precise, researchers have just misunderstood its true nature.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024

To investigate, Ms. Folwell set about dissecting the tail of a female death adder.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2022

A woman whose dog was bitten by an adder has said she would not take her dogs near long grass.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2022

According to the historic picture and photograph archive Look and Learn, "in old English, the words orange, adder, and apron all began with the letter n, and so were spelt narenge, nadder, and napron."

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2022

A puff adder is the ugliest of all snakes.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck