tiger snake

noun

1. either of two highly venomous snakes, Notechis scutatus and N. ater, of Australia and Tasmania, that grow to a length of 5 feet (1.5 meters).

tiger snake

noun

1. a highly venomous brown-and-yellow elapid snake, Notechis scutatus, of Australia

Word History and Origins

Origin of tiger snake¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The snake that he killed was of a poisonous kind,—the tiger snake, which has already been mentioned.

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A dangerous tiger-snake was killed on the day of our arrival.

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There appeared also a very beautiful goddess called the Deer, and surnamed the Tiger-Snake.

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Thus an old woman sleeping in a shed is awakened at daylight by a tiger snake having fastened on to her wrist.

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When we came out, my father pointed to a tiger-snake, saying, 'That is your familiar.

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