Water Adder Definition

noun

Any of several aquatic snakes (none of which are true adders) including, among others:

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Any of several aquatic snakes (none of which are true adders) including, among others:

Wiktionary

Any of several aquatic snakes (none of which are true adders) including, among others:

Wiktionary

Any of several aquatic snakes (none of which are true adders) including, among others:

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Origin of Water Adder

From Middle English WATER ADDER WATER ADDER water addre , watyradyr , watir edyr , alteration (see adder ) of water neddyr , watyrnedyre , from Old English WATER ADDER WATER ADDER wæternædre , wæternædre , equivalent to water +‎ adder WATER ADDER . Cognate with Dutch wateradder (“wateradder"), German Wassernatter (“watersnake").

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