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Keywords: Poison, Sting, Bite, Noxious, Serpent

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Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous.

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Having a poison gland or glands for the secretion of venom, as certain serpents and insects.

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Noxious; mischievous; malignant; spiteful; as, a venomous progeny; a venomous writer.

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(L. venenum: any kind of drug, poison) adj. Poisonous.

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Keywords: Prey, Animal, Defend, Kill, Produces

Characteristic of an animal that produces venom.

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Any animal that uses venom to kill prey or to defend itself.

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Describes a plant or animal that produces a venom.

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