BUSHMASTER

Meaning of BUSHMASTER in English

/ ˈbʊʃmɑːstə(r); NAmE -mæs-/ noun

a poisonous snake from Central and S America

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: perhaps from Dutch bosmeester , from bos bush + meester master.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

BUSHMASTER — noun Date: 1826 a pit viper of Central and South America that is the largest New World venomous snake
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BUSHMASTER — Species ( Lachesis muta ) of pit viper , found in scrublands and forests from Costa Rica south to the …
Английский словарь Британика
BUSHMASTER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the largest of the New World pit vipers ( Lachesis mutus ) sometimes reaching a length of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUSHMASTER — /boosh"mas'teuhr, -mah'steuhr/ , n. a pit viper, Lachesis muta, of tropical America, that grows to a length of 12 ft. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUSHMASTER — n. large poisonous snake
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BUSHMASTER — noun Date: 1826 : a pit viper of Central and South America that is the largest New World venomous snake
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUSHMASTER — ■ noun a very large American pit viper. [ Lachesis muta .]
Concise Oxford English vocab
BUSHMASTER — [bush.mas.ter] n (1826): a tropical American pit viper (Lachesis mutus) that is the largest New World venomous snake
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUSHMASTER — ( Lachesis muta ) the longest venomous snake in the New World, found in scrublands and forests from the Amazon …
Britannica English vocabulary
BUSHMASTER — n. a venomous viper, Lachesis muta, of Central and S. America. [perh. f. Du. boschmeester]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUSHMASTER — n. a venomous viper, Lachesis muta, of Central and S. America. [ perh. f. Du. boschmeester ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUSHMASTER — n. a venomous viper, Lachesis muta, of Central and S. America. Etymology: perh. f. Du. boschmeester
Oxford English vocab
BUSHMASTER — n. Species ( Lachesis muta ) of pit viper , found in scrublands and forests from Costa Rica south to …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BUSHMASTER — герп. бушмейстер, сурукуку (Lachesis muta)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BUSHMASTER — герп. бушмейстер, сурукуку ( Lachesis muta )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BUSHMASTER — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ mas-t ə r Function: noun Date: 1826 : a pit viper of Central and So. America …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PIT VIPER — Any species of viper (subfamily Crotalinae) that has, in addition to two movable fangs, a heat-sensitive pit organ between each …
Английский словарь Британика
TRIMERESURUS — ˌtrimərəˈsu̇rəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek trimerēs of three parts + New Latin -urus : a genus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SURUCUCU — |su̇rəkə|kü, -rəkü|kü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Tupi surucucú : bushmaster
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LACHESIS — ˈlakəsə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, Lachesis, one of the three Fates, disposer of lots, from lachein, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CURUCUCU — |su̇rəkə|kü, |ku̇r-, -rəkü|kü noun ( -s ) Etymology: modification of Portuguese çurucucú, surucucú, from Tupi surucucú : bushmaster
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAPEPIRE — n. (term used in the Caribbean) poisonous snake (such as the bushmaster)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
VIPER — any of about 200 species of venomous snakes of the family Viperidae. Vipers form two groups, or subfamilies, the Viperinae …
Britannica English vocabulary
PIT VIPER — Any species of viper (subfamily Crotalinae) that has, in addition to two movable fangs, a heat-sensitive pit organ between each …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SNAKE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SNAKE — n. 25B6; noun the snake shed its skin : poetic/literary serpent; Zoology ophidian; Austral./NZ rhyming slang Joe Blake. See list. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
СУРУКУКУ — герп. (Lachesis muta) 1) bushmaster 2) surucucu
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
БУШМЕЙСТЕР — герп. 1) bushmaster 2) surucucu
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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