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[skin] 1. noun1) (the natural outer covering of an animal or person: She couldn't stand the feel of wool against her skin; A snake can shed its skin.) āda2) (a thin outer layer, as on a fruit: a banana-skin; onion-skins.) miza3) (a (thin) film or layer that forms on a liquid: Boiled milk often has a skin on it.) plēve2. verb(to remove the skin from: He skinned and cooked the rabbit.) nodīrāt/novilkt ādu- skin flick
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- by the skin of one's teeth* * *āda; miza, apvalks; apšuvums; plēve; ādas maiss; ādenieks, kleperis; sīkstulis, skopulis; blēdis; dolārs; pārvilkt ar ādu; sarepēt; nodīrāt, nolobīt; nobrāzt ādu; noģērbt, novilkt; aptīrīt; nošpikot
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Milk Snake — red milk snake Lampropeltis triangulum syspila Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Milk snake — Milk Milk (m[i^]lk), n. [AS. meoluc, meoloc, meolc, milc; akin to OFries. meloc, D. melk, G. milch, OHG. miluh, Icel. mj[=o]lk, Sw. mj[ o]lk, Dan. melk, Goth. miluks, G. melken to milk, OHG. melchan, Lith. milszti, L. mulgere, Gr. ame lgein.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Milk snake — Snake Snake, n. [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel. sn[=a]kr, sn?kr, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See {Ophidia}, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
milk snake — ☆ milk snake n. a harmless colubrid snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) with brown or reddish bands bordered by black: it feeds on rodents, reptiles, etc … English World dictionary
milk snake — milk′ snake n. ram any of numerous, usu. brightly marked king snakes of the subspecies Lampropeltis triangulum (doliata), of North America • Etymology: 1790–1800 … From formal English to slang
milk snake — noun nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes • Syn: ↑house snake, ↑milk adder, ↑checkered adder, ↑Lampropeltis triangulum • Hypernyms: ↑king snake, ↑kingsnake … Useful english dictionary
milk snake — any of numerous, usually brightly marked king snakes of the subspecies Lampropeltis triangulum (doliata), of North America. Also called house snake, milk adder. [1790 1800, Amer.; so called because they were said to suck milk from cows] * * * … Universalium
milk snake — noun Date: 1800 a common harmless grayish or tan American colubrid snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) having an arrow shaped occipital marking and brown blotches on the body bordered with black or rings usually of black, red, and yellow; broadly… … New Collegiate Dictionary
milk snake — noun Any of various snakes, Lampropeltis triangulum, with smooth and shiny scales and typically a pattern of colours that runs red black yellow or white black red … Wiktionary
milk-snake — … Useful english dictionary
Milk — (m[i^]lk), n. [AS. meoluc, meoloc, meolc, milc; akin to OFries. meloc, D. melk, G. milch, OHG. miluh, Icel. mj[=o]lk, Sw. mj[ o]lk, Dan. melk, Goth. miluks, G. melken to milk, OHG. melchan, Lith. milszti, L. mulgere, Gr. ame lgein. [root]107. Cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
