These definitions came from the Merriam-Webster dictionary. This is the standard dictionary used by schools and colleges. If these definitions are accurate why does everyone have such a problem with the term “poisonous snake”? These words can be interchanged without losing any meaning.
VENOM: poisonous matter normally secreted by some animals (as snakes, scorpions, or bees) and transmitted to prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging; broadly : material that is poisonous
VENOMOUS: 1 : full of venom : as a : POISONOUS, ENVENOMED b : NOXIOUS, PERNICIOUS <expose a venomous dope ring -- Don Porter> c : SPITEFUL, MALEVOLENT <venomous criticism>
2 : having a venom-producing gland and able to inflict a poisoned wound <venomous snakes>
POISONOUS: 1 : having the properties or effects of poison : VENOMOUS
2 : DESTRUCTIVE, HARMFUL
3 : SPITEFUL, MALICIOUS
POISON: 1 a : a substance that through its chemical action usually kills, injures, or impairs an organism b (1) : something destructive or harmful (2) : an object of aversion or abhorrence
2 : a substance that inhibits the activity of another substance or the course of a reaction or process <a catalyst poison>
Venomous Or Poisonous
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