viper
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viper
- /ˈvaɪpɚ/ US
Rhymes with -aɪpə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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.
noun vipers
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A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
Similar: adder
- Any venomous snake.
- A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person. And aggravate my folly who committed / To ſuch a viper his moſt ſacred truſt / Of ſecreſie, my ſafety, and my life.
- A person who smokes marijuana. Dreamed about a reefer five feet long / Mighty Mezz, but not too strong / You'll be high but not for long / If you're a viper
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: snake, sidewinder, serpent, tiger, wildcat, venom, witch, incredibly, asp, milos, viperid, viperine, sand viper, pitviper, pit viper, adder
Translations
Every language
noun a poisonous snake in the family Viperidae
| Español | víbora, timbo, tamagás |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 독사 doksa |
| 日本語 | 毒蛇 doku-hebi, クサリヘビ kusari-hebi, 鎖蛇 kusari-hebi |
| 中文 | 毒蛇 dúshé, 蝰蛇 kuíshé |
| हिन्दी | वाइपर vāipar |
| Português | víbora |
| Français | vipère |
| Deutsch | Kreuzotter, Otter, Viper |
| Italiano | vipera |
| Ελληνικά | έχιδνα échidna, οχιά ochiá |
| Română | năpârcă, viperă |
| Русский | гадю́ка gadjúka |
| العربية | أَفْعًى ʔafʕan |
| עברית | צפע tséfa |
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title = {viper},
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