bandy-bandy

[ ban-dee-ban-dee ]

noun

, plural ban·dy-ban·dies.

1. a small venomous snake, Vermicella annulata, inhabiting New South Wales, marked with black and white bands.

bandy-bandy

/ ˈbændɪˈbændɪ /

noun

1. a small Australian elapid snake, Vermicella annulata , ringed with black and yellow

Word History and Origins

Origin of bandy-bandy¹

First recorded in 1925–30; from Kattang (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken between Port Stephens and Port Macquarie, New South Wales) bandi-bandi

Example Sentences

From an early age I found so much joy in the weird and wonderful creatures around me, from the frequent visits of Antechinus marsupials to the bandy-bandy snakes, goannas in the garden, and possums in the trees.

From The Guardian

A group of biologists accidentally made a terrifying find in Australia over the summer — a new species of the venomous bandy-bandy snake.

From Fox News

“Bandy-bandy is a burrowing snake, so Freek Vonk from the Naturalis Museum and I were surprised to find it on a concrete block by the sea,” Bryan Fry, a professor leading the research mission, told the Independent.

From Fox News

Among the missing: three Egyptian cobras whose bite is usually fatal, one deadly poisonous Bandy-Bandy and two mildly poisonous sand snakes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Bandy-Bandy had completely disappeared.

From Time Magazine Archive