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noun
Any of species Hemachatus haemachatus of venomous elapids found in parts of southern Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ringhals, spitting snake, Hemachatus haemachatus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: elapid, elapid snake
History
From Afrikaans rinkhals (“ring throat”).
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