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   adder

   /ˈadə/

   noun

   • 1. a small venomous Eurasian snake which has a dark zigzag pattern on its back and bears live young. It is the only poisonous snake in Britain.
   • ▪ used in names of snakes that are similar or related to the adder, e.g. death adder, puff adder.

   Word Origin Old Englishnædre ‘serpent, adder’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch adder and German Natter. The initial n was lost in Middle English by wrong division of a naddre; compare with apron, auger, and umpire.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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