Heterodon

/ˈhɛtərədɒn/ noun

Definition

A genus of venomous snakes native to North America, commonly called hognose snakes, known for their flattened heads and rear-fanged venom delivery.

Etymology

From Greek hetero- (different) and odon (tooth), named for their unusual variable fang arrangement compared to typical venomous snakes.

Kelly Says

Hognose snakes are total drama queens—when threatened, they flatten their heads like cobras and play dead by flipping upside down with their tongue hanging out, despite being only mildly venomous!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Hetero-dont
He-te-ro-dont
ARالعربية
أنياب مختلفة
aniy-ab-bi-d-dif-fa
BNবাংলা
বিভিন্ন দাঁত
vi-bhin-na da-nt
CACatalà
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
CSČeština
heterodontní
he-te-ro-dont-ni
DADansk
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
DEDeutsch
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
ELΕλληνικά
ετεροδόντιος
e-te-ro-don-tios
ESEspañol
heteródonto
e-te-ro-don-to
FAفارسی
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
FISuomi
heterodontti
he-te-ro-don-tti
FRFrançais
hétérodonte
e-te-ro-don-t
GUGU
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
HAHA
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
HEעברית
הטרודנט
he-tro-dent
HIहिन्दी
विभिन्न दांत
vi-bhin-na da-nt
HUMagyar
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
IDBahasa Indonesia
heterodon
he-te-ro-don
IGIG
Heterodont
He-te-ro-dont
ITItaliano
eterodonte
e-te-ro-don-te
JA日本語
異歯
i-shi
KKKK
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
KMKM
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
KO한국어
이형치
i-hyeong-chi
MRMR
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
MSBahasa Melayu
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
MYမြန်မာ
Heterodont
He-te-ro-dont
NLNederlands
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
NONorsk
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
PAPA
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
PLPolski
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
PTPortuguês
heteródonte
e-te-ro-don-te
RORomână
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
RUРусский
гетеродонт
ge-te-ro-dont
SVSvenska
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
SWKiswahili
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
TAதமிழ்
பல் வேறுபட்ட
pal ve-ru-pat-ta
TEతెలుగు
వివిధదంత
vi-vi-dha-dan-ta
THไทย
ฟันไม่เหมือนกัน
fan-mai-meu-ngan
TLTL
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
TRTürkçe
heterodon
he-te-ro-don
UKУкраїнська
гетеродонт
he-te-ro-dont
URاردو
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
VITiếng Việt
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont
YOYO
Heterodont
He-te-ro-dont
ZH中文
异齿
yì chǐ
ZUZU
heterodont
he-te-ro-dont

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