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US
/ˈvɛnəm/
]
[ UK /vˈɛnəm/ ]
[ UK /vˈɛnəm/ ]
NOUN
- feeling a need to see others suffer
- toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)
How To Use venom In A Sentence
- A number of dead venomous snakes were also found in the property. Times, Sunday Times
- He's now milking tarantulas for their venom, and has recently been granted a licence to export that venom.
- I then knew, by the black cross which I observed on its neck, that it was of the species called aquis, one of the boldest and most venomous of the serpents of that region. In New Granada Heroes and Patriots
- Even if you get to a hospital for antivenom, three out of four people will still die. The Sun
- I slowly sat up and faced my venomous brother and Will who seemed very unhappy.
- The stinger of the Japanese giant hornet is about a quarter-inch long and can inject venom containing a strong enzyme, which can dissolve human tissue.
- Mr. Jackson converted a rustic red barn into a herpetarium with displays for a dozen exotic and venomous snakes, including a Burmese python and a monocled cobra.
- The scorpions hereabouts are known for the potency of their venom. Somewhere East of Life
- At the end of the abdomen is the telson, which bears a bulb-shaped structure containing the venom glands and a sharp, curved aculeus to deliver the venom.
- Venom, it seems, is also a basic nutrient of politics.