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語源

From 中期英語 water addre, watyradyr, watir edyr, alteration (see adder) of water neddyr, watyrnedyre, from 古期英語 wæternædre, wæternǣdre, equivalent to water +‎ adder. Cognate with Dutch wateradder (“wateradder”), German Wassernatter (“watersnake”).

名詞

water adder (plural water adders)

1. A water mocassin (Agkistrodon piscivorus), a venomous aquatic snake of North America.

   Synonyms: cottonmouth, cottonmouth mocassin

2. Any of species Natrix natrix of non-venomous European sbakes.

   Synonyms: ringed snake, water snake, grass snake

3. Any aquatic snake, such as:

   Synonyms: water snake, watersnake

   1. A northern water snake (Nerodia sipedon), a non-venomous American snake.
   2. (Can we verify this sense?) A crab-eating water snake or white-bellied mangrove snake (Fordonia leucobalia), a venomous snake of south Asia.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water,‎ adder.

派生語

• prairie water adder (Regina grahamii)

参照

• “water adder”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.