as in poisonous
containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing
a venomous arrow
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Recent Examples of venomous
Red-bellied black snakes are a kind of venomous snake, and the females are known to congregate to give birth, said Kerewaro.
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Jack Guy, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Part jungle, part swamp, part city — with dozens of animals that can kill you, from alligators to panthers to venomous snakes.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
His species is the largest venomous snake in the world.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
In venomous snakes, these ridges grew longer, eventually becoming a groove that allows venom to flow from the gland to the tip of the fang—and right into the prey.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jack Guy, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Part jungle, part swamp, part city — with dozens of animals that can kill you, from alligators to panthers to venomous snakes.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
His species is the largest venomous snake in the world.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
In venomous snakes, these ridges grew longer, eventually becoming a groove that allows venom to flow from the gland to the tip of the fang—and right into the prey.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for venomous
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“Venomous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venomous. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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