the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [adjective] > of or relating to family Viperidae > resembling a viper (4)
Resembling a viper or that of a viper; having the nature or character of a viper; venomous, viperous; viper-like. Chiefly in figurative or…
Somewhat resembling a viper; viper-like.
having the form of a viper; viperine.
Like or resembling a viper.