Natter

snake of the colubrid family

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnatɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: nātere

Inherited from Old High German: nātara

In summary

From Middle High German nātere, from Old High German nātara (first attested in the 8th century), from Proto-West Germanic *nadrā. Doublet of Otter “adder, viper”.

Concepts

adder

viper

colubrid

asp

whip snake

coluber

grass snake

Synonyms

Kreuzotter

Viper

Hausschlange

Colubridae

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Translations

culebra

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couleuvre

adder

víbora

οχιά

cobra

🐍

vipera

aspic

colubridé

víbora

tîremar

όχεντρα

biscia

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aspis

slang

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