Any of various venomous reptiles of the Mediterranean area, including both real snakes (esp. the asp, Vipera aspis) and mythical creatures (as the…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Viperidae (vipers) > genus Vipera > member of (5) addereOE Any of various venomous reptiles of the Mediterranean area, including both real snakes (esp. the asp, Vipera aspis) and mythical creatures (as the… ammodyte1608 A venomous snake, the Sand-Natter, a species of Viper found in Southern Europe. Obs. asp1710 Also applied to a species of Viper (Vipera Aspis) found in various parts of Europe, and used poetically of any venomous serpent. truncheon-snake1737 (see quot. 1737). viper1802 Zoology. One or other of the snakes belonging to the genus Vipera, of which the common viper is the type, or to the family Viperidæ. |
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