venomous
Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom.
Example
“Do venomous spiders have glands?”
Other meanings
Of or pertaining to venom.
Posing a threat; dangerous, threatening.
Synonyms
- deadly
Related words
- nonvenomous
- non-venomous
- unvenomous
- venomously
- venomousness
- venomous-tongued
Word history
From Latin "venēnum" (poison; venom; juice; potion).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “venomous” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.