Acanthophis
Translingual
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Acanthophis laevis
Wikispecies
Etymology
From New Latin acanth (“spiny”) + Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θə.fɪs/
Proper noun
Acanthophis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – venomous Australian snakes, including the death adder.
References
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)