'Puffing adder' definitions:
Definition of 'Puffing adder'
From: GCIDE
- Puffing \Puff"ing\, a. & n. from Puff, v. i. & t. [1913 Webster]
- Puffing adder. (Zool.) Same as Puff adder (b), under Puff.
- Puffing pig (Zool.), the common porpoise. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'puffing adder'
From: GCIDE
- Hognosesnake \Hog"nose`snake"\ (Zool.) A harmless North American snake of the genus Heterodon, esp. Heterodon platyrhynos; -- called also puffing adder, blowing adder, and sand viper. [1913 Webster]