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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vi•per /ˈvaɪpɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Reptilesa poisonous snake having a pair of hollow fangs that can be erected for biting and injecting venom:Vipers include the adders, puff adders, and pit vipers.
- a spiteful or treacherous person.
vi•per•ous, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vi•per (vī′pər),USA pronunciation n. - Reptilesany of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, esp. V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
- Reptilesany related snakes belonging to the family Viperidae, characterized by erectile, venom-conducting fangs.
- ReptilesSee pit viper.
- Reptilesany of various venomous or supposedly venomous snakes.
- a malignant or spiteful person.
- a false or treacherous person.
- Military(cap.) a 9-pound (4 kg), shoulder-launched, unguided U.S. Army antitank rocket with an effective range of 273 yds. (250 m).
- to nourish a viper in one's bosom, to befriend a person who proves to be treacherous.
- Latin vīpera, haplological variant of *vīvipera, noun, nominal use of feminine of *vīviper, later (as re-formation) vīviparus viviparous
- 1520–30
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vi•per•ous (vī′pər əs),USA pronunciation adj. - Reptilesof the nature of or resembling a viper:a viperous movement.
- Reptilesof or pertaining to vipers.
- Reptilescharacteristic of vipers.
- venomous.
vi′per•ous•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: viperous /ˈvaɪpərəs/, viperish adj - Also: viperine /ˈvaɪpəˌraɪn/ of, relating to, or resembling a viper
- malicious
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