- snake-pipes
- хвощ болотный (Equisetum palustre)* * *хвощ болотный
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
Snake pit — Snake pits were a historical European means of imposing capital punishment. Convicts were cast into a deep pit containing venomous snakes, such as vipers. They died from snake venom poisoning as the irritated snakes attacked them. An example of… … Wikipedia
snake — [snāk] n. [ME < OE snaca, akin to ON snakr, MLowG snake: for IE base see SNAIL] 1. any of a limbless suborder (Serpentes, order Squamata) of reptiles with an elongated, scaly body, lidless eyes, and a tapering tail: some species have a… … English World dictionary
snake — snakelike, adj. /snayk/, n., v., snaked, snaking. n. 1. any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas. 2. a treacherous person; an … Universalium
Snake venom — Contents 1 Chemistry 1.1 Neurotoxins 1.2 Cytotoxins 2 … Wikipedia
snake — [[t]sneɪk[/t]] n. v. snaked, snak•ing 1) ram any limbless, scaly, elongate reptile of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species 2) a treacherous person; an insidious enemy 3) bui (in plumbing) a device for dislodging… … From formal English to slang
Organ Pipes National Park — IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) … Wikipedia
The Snake — Infobox Album Name = The Snake Type = studio Artist = Shane MacGowan Released = 1994 Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = ZTT Producer = Trevor Horn, Dave Jordan Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = The Snake is the first solo album by … Wikipedia
Ground snake — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plumber's snake — noun a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes • Syn: ↑auger • Hypernyms: ↑snake, ↑hand tool * * * noun, pl ⋯ snakes [count] : ↑snake 3, 1 … Useful english dictionary
plumber's snake — noun Date: 1938 a long flexible rod or cable usually of steel that is used to free clogged pipes … New Collegiate Dictionary
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium