adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a poisonous/venomous snake
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He warned me there were poisonous snakes in the region.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
snake
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Ways strewn with thorns and brambles and alive with venomous snakes !
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The many crevices once hid hundreds of the venomous snake indigenous to the Central Maryland region.
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Some animals, such as venomous snakes and spiders, inject venoms in order to immobilise and kill their prey.
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Much maligned, the adder is our only venomous snake , feeding on other reptiles and small mammals.
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The brightly marked sea snakes are among the most venomous snakes to be found anywhere in the world.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a venomous debate over health care
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Doctors and hospitals, although locked in increasingly venomous combat with insurers, also are mostly opposed.
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Mrs Saulitis gave the soldiers a venomous look and soothed and patted Parslina protectively.
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She began mouthing words in venomous silence; she clenched her fists in rage.