| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal |
antivenene
,
antivenin
|
| small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite |
areola
,
ring of color
|
| device used for an infant to suck or bite on |
baby's dummy
,
comforter
,
pacifier
,
teething ring
|
| highly venomous southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite |
black mamba
,
Dendroaspis augusticeps
|
| coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite |
button snakeroot
,
Eryngium yuccifolium
,
rattlesnake's master
,
rattlesnake master
|
| large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite |
Chelydra serpentina
,
common snapping turtle
,
snapper
|
| long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite |
crane fly
,
daddy longlegs
|
| large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey |
Crotalus
,
genus Crotalus
|
| bite inflicted by a dog |
dog bite
|
| acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash |
endemic typhus
,
murine typhus
,
rat typhus
,
urban typhus
|
| acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain |
hydrophobia
,
lyssa
,
madness
,
rabies
|
| usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats |
Ixodes dentatus
,
Ixodes spinipalpis
|
| tick that usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to dusky-footed wood rats |
Ixodes neotomae
|
| acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick |
Lyme arthritis
,
Lyme disease
|
| infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever |
malaria
|
| arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal |
mamba
|
| bite of melon cut as a sphere |
melon ball
|
| large bite |
munch
|
| pinch or bite sharply |
nip
|
| small sharp bite or snip |
nip
,
pinch
|
