poisonous bite
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6.5
- noun
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mordedura venenosa
- If you encounter a snake, be careful; its poisonous bite can be fatal.
Examples
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The snake's poisonous bite can be deadly.
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The researcher studied the effects of a poisonous bite on different types of tissue.
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Hikers are warned about the risk of poisonous bite from certain spiders in the area.
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The coral snake's poisonous bite can be fatal to small animals.
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He suffered a poisonous bite from a spider.
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The poisonous bite of the black widow spider can cause severe pain and muscle cramps.
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He received medical treatment after suffering a poisonous bite from a jellyfish.
Synonyms
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3.3
An injury from a snake that may put venom into your body
Venom put into a living thing by an animal bite or sting
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a bite that delivers toxins' is directly and transparently derived from the adjective 'poisonous' (able to poison) modifying the noun 'bite' (a wound inflicted by teeth), so a learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This straightforward adjective+noun composition follows regular English modification and is cross-linguistically common, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Poisonous bite comes from the clear image of an animal's sharp bite putting poison into someone's body, so the dangerous substance goes inside and can hurt or kill. That's why it means 'a bite that delivers toxins which can harm or kill'.