venomous
part of speech
adjective
meaning for a pupil
1) A venomous animal can put poison (venom) into you by biting or stinging, like some snakes, spiders, scorpions and jellyfish. tree →
2) Venomous words or looks are full of hate and very unkind. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and outdoor safety lessons venomous animals must be left alone; if bitten, keep still and get adult help at once. Australia has many venomous snakes and spiders. Phrases: «venomous snake», «highly venomous», «venomous sting».
examples
- Some snakes are venomous, so never touch a snake. tree →
- A box jellyfish is very venomous. tree →
- The redback spider is venomous. tree →
- Bees are venomous, but most stings are not dangerous. tree →
- Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes in North America. tree →
- She gave him a venomous look. tree →
- Keep away from venomous creatures in rock pools. tree →
- Her dress is torn and disorderly, and her hair intertwined with venomous snakes. tree →
note
Trap: venomous and poisonous are different. Venomous animals inject poison (snake bite); poisonous ones hurt you if you eat or touch them (some frogs, mushrooms). Myth: you should not suck out venom; keep still and call for help.
In the corpora
- Some caterpillars have hairs or spines that sting or cause rashes, so not every animal that hurts is venomous.
- Sea snakes are very venomous but usually gentle and rarely bite people, and their tails are flat like oars for swimming.
- In Britain the only venomous snake is the adder, and bites are rare.
- Most venomous snakes would much rather warn you than bite you.
- Of about 4,000 kinds of snake, roughly 600 are venomous and only about 200 are really dangerous to people.
Trees and pragmatics
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