/vajˈpɚz/ - [vayperz] -
We found 3 definitions of vipers from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: vipers |
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viper - venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw | ||
ophidian, serpent, snake an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake | ||
family viperidae, viperidae Old World vipers | ||
common viper, vipera berus, adder small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia | ||
asp viper, vipera aspis, asp cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death | ||
bitis arietans, puff adder large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed | ||
bitis gabonica, gaboon viper large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper | ||
cerastes, cerastes cornutus, horned asp, horned viper, sand viper highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye |