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Heterodon platyrrhinosPuff Puff (p[u^]f), n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan.
puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. Buffet.]
1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth;
hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a
whiff. `` To every puff of wind a slave.' --Flatman.
2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically:
(a) A puffball.
(b) a kind of light pastry.
(c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair
with powder.
3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially
one in a public journal.
Puff adder. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any South African viper belonging to Clotho and
allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have
the power of greatly distending their bodies when
irritated. The common puff adder (Vipera, or Clotho
arietans) is the largest species, becoming over four
feet long. The plumed puff adder (C. cornuta) has a
plumelike appendage over each eye.
(b) A North American harmless snake (Heterodon
platyrrhinos) which has the power of puffing up its
body. Called also hog-nose snake, flathead,
spreading adder, and blowing adder.
Puff bird (Zo["o]l.), any bird of the genus Bucco, or
family Bucconid[ae]. They are small birds, usually with
dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail
feathers. See Barbet
(b) . Heterodont
Heterodont Het"er*o*dont, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ?, ? a tooth.]
(Anat.)
Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and
molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont.
Heterodont
Heterodont Het"er*o*dont, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any animal with heterodont dentition.
Meaning of Heterodon from wikipedia
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Heterodon is a
genus of
harmless colubrid snakes endemic to
North America. They are
stout with
upturned snouts and are
perhaps best
known for
their characteristic...
- The
eastern hog-nosed
snake (
Heterodon platirhinos), is a
species of
mildly venomous rear-fanged
snake in the
family Colubridae. The
venom is specifically...
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American Heterodon species are
known for
their habitat of thanatosis:
playing dead when threatened.
Genus Heterodon:
Mexican hognose snake,
Heterodon kennerlyi...
- The
western hognose snake (
Heterodon nasicus) is a
species of
snake in the
family Colubridae. The
species is
endemic to
North America.
There are three...
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Heterodon kennerlyi, also
known commonly as the
Mexican hognose snake, Kennerly's hog-nosed snake, and la
trompa de
cerdo mexicana in
Mexican Spanish...
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Labidochromis heterodon is a
species of
cichlid endemic to Lake
Malawi where it is only
known to
occur around Boadzulu Island. This
species can reach...
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Coreius heterodon is a
species of ray-finned fish in the
genus Coreius found in
China and Korea. Eschmeyer,
William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard...
- The
royal blue hap (Otopharynx
heterodon) is a
species of
cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This
species can
reach a
length of 12.8
centimetres (5.0 in)...
- The
blackchin shiner (Miniellus
heterodon) iis a
species of
freshwater ray-finned fish
belonging to the
family Leuciscidae, the shiners,
daces and minnows...
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Leporacanthicus heterodon is a
species of
armored catfish endemic to
Brazil where it
occurs in the
Xingu River basin. This
species grows to a
length of...
