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I happen to have an Oxford English Dictionary next to me so I took a look. Definition 1 for poisonous is "Containing or of the nature of poison; having the qual
by kens 5y ago
I happen to have an Oxford English Dictionary next to me so I took a look. Definition 1 for poisonous is "Containing or of the nature of poison; having the quality of property of poison; venomous".
1665 ... poisonous viper ...
- technothrasher 5y agoThe OED is listing common usage, while the biological jargon is specifically drawing a distinction in the way the poison is delivered by an animal.