HEMACHATUS HAEMACHATUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hemachatus haemachatus mean? 

• HEMACHATUS HAEMACHATUS (noun)
  The noun HEMACHATUS HAEMACHATUS has 1 sense:

1. highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet

  Familiarity information: HEMACHATUS HAEMACHATUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEMACHATUS HAEMACHATUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Hemachatus haemachatus; ringhals; rinkhals; spitting snake

Hypernyms ("Hemachatus haemachatus" is a kind of...):

elapid; elapid snake (any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres)