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词汇 deaf adder
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Definition of deaf adder in English:

deaf adder

noun dɛf ˈadə
  • 1In Biblical translation or allusion: an asp or other snake, regarded as deaf or wilfully unhearing.

  • 2English regional (southern). The slow-worm, Anguis fragilis.

  • 3Any of certain (venomous or non-venomous) snakes, especially (a) Australian a death adder (genus Acanthophis); (b) US the copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix (now rare).

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in The Vespasian Psalter. From deaf + adder, originally after post-classical Latin aspis surda (Vulgate: Roman Psalter, Gallican Psalter), itself after Hebrew p̄eṯen-hērēš (Psalm 58:4; from p̄eṯen viper, adder + hērēš deaf).

Definition of deaf adder in US English:

deaf adder

noundɛf ˈadə
  • 1In Biblical translation or allusion: an asp or other snake, regarded as deaf or wilfully unhearing.

  • 2English regional (southern). The slow-worm, Anguis fragilis.

  • 3Any of certain (venomous or non-venomous) snakes, especially (a) Australian a death adder (genus Acanthophis); (b) US the copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix (now rare).

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in The Vespasian Psalter. From deaf + adder, originally after post-classical Latin aspis surda (Vulgate: Roman Psalter, Gallican Psalter), itself after Hebrew p̄eṯen-hērēš (Psalm 58:4; from p̄eṯen viper, adder + hērēš deaf).

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