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viper

vi·per

US/ˈvaɪpɚ/ fairly common informal slang

noun

1.

venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw

Origin

From Middle French vipere, from Old French vipre, from Latin vīpera, contracted from vīvipara f (“viviparous”, adj.), from vīvus (“alive”, adj.) + parere (“to bear”, verb). Doublet of weever and wyvern.

Phrases

  • blunt-nosed viper
  • carpet viper
  • chain viper
  • dilute Russell's viper venom time
  • eyelash bush viper
  • eyelash viper
  • Gabon viper
  • Gaboon viper

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