meaning of adder
1. One who, or that which, adds; esp. , a machine for adding numbers.
2. A serpent.
3. A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera. The common European adder is the Vipera (/ Pelias) berus. The puff adders of Africa are species of Clotho.
4. In America, the term is commonly applied to several harmless snakes, as the milk adder, puffing adder, etc.
5. Same as Sea Adder.
6. A dragon fly.
7. small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia
Related Words
adder | adders-tongue | adders fern | adders tongue | adders tongue fern | adderwort | adders-tongue | adders-tongue |
