venomous sting
Poisonous insect attack
A venomous sting is the wound or puncture made by an animal that injects venom—bees, wasps, scorpions, certain fish.
The phrase combines the delivery method (sting) with its poisonous payload: She had an allergic reaction to a venomous sting.
Figuratively, a venomous sting can describe a cutting remark or painful betrayal.
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
- poison dartToxin-tipped thrown weapon
- scorpionStinging arachnid with pincers
- waspNarrow-bodied stinging insect
- wasp nestColony structure for stinging insects
bee · jellyfish · box jellyfish · sea creature · fangs · toxic · painful · swelling · bite · inject · hornet · barb · burning · sharp · sharp pain · antivenin · allergic · reaction
- scorpionsemperor scorpion, deathstalker, desert scorpion