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- noun Plural form of
snake . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
snake .
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Examples
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If a man will keep snakes in his house, he must not wonder if people are shy of coming to see him because of the _snakes_.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb Mary Lamb 1805
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Medusa's head of writhing snakes is perhaps the best effect in a production that was filmed in 2-D but, to capitalize on the latest screen fad, was converted to 3-D.
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So far, I've made my way through papers on the dolichosaur Acetosaurus tommasinii, the cranial anatomy of the basal ceropdan dinosaur Changchunsuarus parvus, and Late Cretaceous snakes from the Maevarano Formation of Madagascar.
"There's a fear I keep so deep. Knew its name since before I could speak." greygirlbeast 2010
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More than that, the genetic make-up of the baby snakes is unlike any previously recorded among vertebrates, the group which includes almost all animals with a backbone.
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So far, I've made my way through papers on the dolichosaur Acetosaurus tommasinii, the cranial anatomy of the basal ceropdan dinosaur Changchunsuarus parvus, and Late Cretaceous snakes from the Maevarano Formation of Madagascar.
"There's a fear I keep so deep. Knew its name since before I could speak." greygirlbeast 2010
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Back then, encounters with certain snakes were a matter of life and death, and a healthy fear of snakes kept our ancestors alive long enough to procreate.
Evolutionary psychology explores ancient and newer roots of instinctual fears Arthur Allen 2010
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Lady Death is sensually draped in snakes on this sexy new cover from Gabriel Guzman that is limited to just 750 copies.
Avatar Press Solicitations for April 2008 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Here we have somebody who believes in snakes speaking, dinosaurs traveling on arks, and was herself prayed over by a man who believes in witches, now telling Americans that forty years of documented, evidence based research is snake oil.
Think Progress » Sarah Palin calls global warming studies ‘snake oil science.’ 2010
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Back then, encounters with certain snakes were a matter of life and death, and a healthy fear of snakes kept our ancestors alive long enough to procreate.
Evolutionary psychology explores ancient and newer roots of instinctual fears Arthur Allen 2010
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I would like to note that oil taken from Chinese water snakes is rich in Eicosapentaenoic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid that leading scientists believe can relieve chronic joint pain.
What's Your Problem? 2009
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