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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The black-snake of Australia, Pseudechis porphyriacus. See black-snake, 1.
  • noun A venomous serpent of Australia, Acanthophis antarctica. See Acanthophis.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A snake of the genus Acanthophis, a group of highly venomous elapids found in Australia and New Guinea.
  • noun The copperhead, a venomous pit viper species Agkistrodon contortrix, found in North America.
  • noun The eastern hognose snake, a non-venomous colubrid species found in North America.

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  • noun venomous Australian snake resembling an adder

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