About The Word Adder
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Adder
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What's The Definition Of Adder?
[n] small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia
[n] a machine or person that adds Synonyms | Synonyms for Adder: common viper | Vipera berus Related Terms | Find terms related to Adder: See Also | calculating machine | calculator | computer | estimator | figurer | genus Vipera | reckoner | viper | Vipera Adder In Webster's Dictionary \Add"er\, n. [See {Add}.]
One who, or that which, adds; esp., a machine for adding
numbers.
\Ad"der\, n. [OE. addere, naddere, eddre, AS. n[ae]dre, adder, snake; akin to OS. nadra, OHG. natra, natara, Ger. natter, Goth. nadrs, Icel. na[eth]r, masc., na[eth]ra, fem.: cf. W. neidr, Gorn. naddyr, Ir. nathair, L. natrix, water snake. An adder is for a nadder.] 1. A serpent. [Obs.] ``The eddre seide to the woman.'' --Wyclif. Gen. iii. 4. ) 2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small venomous serpent of the genus {Vipera}. The common European adder is the {Vipera (or Pelias) berus}. The puff adders of Africa are species of {Clotho}. (b) In America, the term is commonly applied to several harmless snakes, as the {milk adder}, {puffing adder}, etc. (c) Same as {Sea Adder}. Note: In the sculptures the appellation is given to several venomous serpents, -- sometimes to the horned viper ({Cerastles}). |
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