venomousness

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/ˈvɛnəməsnəs//ˈvɛnməsnəs/

noun

The condition of being venomous.

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venomosity
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Meanings

nounvenomousness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe condition of being venomous.

    Researchers assumed that there was no venom without a delivery system, and so they concluded that venomousness must be a highly derived trait seen in a relatively small fraction of all snake species.

    2012, Carl T. Bergstrom, Lee Alan Dugatkin, “Phylogeny and Evolutionary History”, in Betsy Twitchell, editor, Evolution, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 125

    Synonyms: venomosity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe condition of being venomous.

Similar
venomosity
Also see
venomosity

Origin

From venomous + -ness.

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Chicago

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