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they are pugnatious when first captured and will not hesitate to bite, and although not regarded as dangerous, bites can be very painful, and in the case of a large specimens, should be medically treated......i found this in care of australian reptiles book by john weigel
whats pugnatious? never mind..
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1) -
–adjective inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
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[Origin: 1635–45; pugnaci(ty) (< L pugnācitās combativeness, equiv. to pugnāci-, s. of pugnāx combative (akin to pugil; see pugilism) + -tās -ty2) + -ous]
—Related forms
pug‧na‧cious‧ly, adverb
pug‧nac‧i‧ty /pʌgˈnæsɪti/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[puhg-nas-i-tee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, pug‧na‧cious‧ness, noun
—Synonyms argumentative, contentious, bellicose.
—Antonyms agreeable.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source new! pug·na·cious (pg-nshs) Pronunciation Key
adj.
Combative in nature; belligerent. See Synonyms at belligerent.
[From Latin pugnx, pugnc-, from pugnre, to fight, from pugnus, fist. See peuk- in Indo-European Roots.]
pug·nacious·ly adv.
pug·nacious·ness or pug·naci·ty (-ns-t) n.
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pugnacious
adj 1: tough and callous by virtue of experience [syn: hard-bitten, hard-boiled] 2: ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men" [syn: rough]