Definitions
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
non-venomous .
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- adjective not producing venom
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Examples
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It's a safe bet that few people tuning into the beginning of "Anaconda: Queen of the Serpents" are going to turn away from this intimate look at the lives of these nonvenomous constrictors whose camera closeups grace so many of the early scenes.
A Formula So Old It's New Again Dorothy Rabinowitz 2011
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The nonvenomous snakes have been showing up in parts of South Florida, and state-sanctioned python hunters are on their trail.
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Experts teach volunteers about "all the venomous, nonvenomous snakes, all the bugs and the beasties, the biting bits and bobs," says managing director Rob Murray.
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Steve found two stunning specimens of the nonvenomous snakes in an abandoned house.
Steve and Me Terri Irwin 2007
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Steve found two stunning specimens of the nonvenomous snakes in an abandoned house.
Steve and Me Terri Irwin 2007
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Experts teach volunteers about "all the venomous, nonvenomous snakes, all the bugs and the beasties, the biting bits and bobs," says managing director Rob Murray.
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At least seven Bengal tigers roam its expanse, and it is crawling with cobras, kraits, vipers, and many nonvenomous serpents that hunt rats.
Waiting for the Plague Shoumatoff, Alex 2007
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Even better, for educational reasons, the three coral snakes were housed with members of various mimic species—nonvenomous, look-alike milk snakes, scarlet snakes, and scarlet king snakes.
Fear Itself Jonathan Nasaw 2003
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Moorhouse said she lost her nonvenomous pet, which is just under 3 feet long, somewhere between the Broadway and Andrew stations.
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Moorhouse said she lost her nonvenomous pet, which is just under 3 feet long, somewhere between the Broadway and Andrew stations.
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