Schlange

Definitions of Schlange
  1. noun
    limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
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    Blindschlange
    wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes
    Otter, Viper
    venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw
    Wasserschlange
    any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near water
    Boa, Riesenschlange
    any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs
    Natter
    small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia
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    Schuppenkriechtier
    reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye
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