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Etymology
Etymology tree English venom Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English venomless From venom + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Without venom.
[…] the boa constrictor, which kills by constriction but can also give you a mean (but venomless) bite.
2005, John Noble, Susan Forsyth, Belize: