ADDER


Meaning of ADDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ̈ɪˈædə ]

n. any of various small venomous snakes, esp. the common viper, Vipera berus, the only poisonous snake in Great Britain. øadder's tongue any fern of the genus Ophioglossum. [OE nódre: n lost in ME by wrong division of a naddre: cf. APRON, AUGER, UMPIRE]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.