venom

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  1. noun A poisonous secretion of an animal, such as a snake, spider, or scorpion, usually transmitted by a bite or sting.
  2. noun A poison.
  3. noun Malice; spite: "They dislike making their just criticism of a useful and earnest man an excuse for a general discharge of venom from small-minded opponents” (W.E.B. DuBois).

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  • But his venom was all in his eyes, and these were aimed elsewhere. —  F ;SF; - vol 098 issue 01 - January 2000
  • I believe all this venom should be directed at the people that scouted him and signed him to $8 mil per year. —  Phillies Nation
  • "They'd have a really hard time biting anything bigger than a pinkie finger," Parsons noted, though he does add that their venom is "extremely toxic."
  • Now enhanced, their venom is four times as deadly, they've been enhanced to move even faster, and they're smart; they now resort to hunting in packs!
  • As their venom is non-poisonous, Tarantulas are not categorized under the deadliest insects.
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fang ·  poison ·  bitterness ·  sarcasm ·  malice ·  toxin ·  hate ·  fury ·  sting ·  envy ·  animosity ·  saliva

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venom:   Venom
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English venim, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *venīmen, from Latin venēnum, poison; see wen-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English venome, venime; from Middle English venymen, venynen, by apheresis from envenimen, from Old French envenimer, poison (see envenom); in part directly from the noun venom.
 

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