Venom vs Solenoglyphous - What's the difference?
venom | solenoglyphous |
A poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; atter.
* Milton
(figuratively) Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice.
* Shakespeare
To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.
poison, venom
(of a snake) Having nublike maxillae each supporting a single hollow fang that points posteriorly, the mouth opening wide so that the fang swings into position to inject venom deeply.
As a noun venom
is a poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; atter.As a verb venom
is to infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.As an adjective solenoglyphous is
having nublike maxillae each supporting a single hollow fang that points posteriorly, the mouth opening wide so that the fang swings into position to inject venom deeply.venom
English
Noun
(wikipedia venom) (en noun)- Hurtful worm with cankered venom bites.
- the venom of such looks
Derived terms
* nonvenomous * venomousVerb
(en verb)- Venomed vengeance. — Shakespeare.