Definitions for viperˈvaɪ pər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vi•perˈvaɪ pər(n.)
any venomous snake of the cosmopolitan family Viperidae, characterized by a pair of hollow fangs that can be erected for biting and injecting venom: includes the adders, puff adders, and pit vipers.
Category: Reptiles and Amphibians
any of various other venomous or supposedly venomous snakes.
Category: Reptiles and Amphibians
a malignant, spiteful, or treacherous person.
Origin of viper:
1520–30; < L vīpera, haplological var. of *vīvipera, n. use of fem. of *vīviper, later (as re-formation) vīviparusviviparous
vi′per•ish(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
viper(noun)
venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw
Wiktionary
viper(Noun)
A poisonous snake in the family Viperidae.
Origin: From vipera.
Webster Dictionary
Viper(adj)
any one of numerous species of Old World venomous makes belonging to Vipera, Clotho, Daboia, and other genera of the family Viperidae
Viper(adj)
a dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person
Translations for viper
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
viper(noun)
an adder.
- adderAfrikaans
- أفْعىArabic
- пепелянкаBulgarian
- víboraPortuguese (BR)
- zmijeCzech
- die ViperGerman
- hugormDanish
- οχιάGreek
- víboraSpanish
- rästikEstonian
- افعیFarsi
- kyyFinnish
- vipèreFrench
- נְחַש צֶפַעHebrew
- एक प्रकार का सांपHindi
- zmija, gujaCroatian
- viperaHungarian
- ular berbisaIndonesian
- (eitur)naðra/snákurIcelandic
- viperaItalian
- 毒ヘビJapanese
- 살무사Korean
- gyvatėLithuanian
- odzeLatvian
- ular kapakMalay
- adderDutch
- slange; hoggormNorwegian
- żmijaPolish
- افعیPersian
- يو ډول وښ لرونكى منګور، يو ډول ډير زهر جن مار: ټګ، درغل، دوكه مار، خائن، بدى، بدوPashto
- víboraPortuguese
- viperăRomanian
- гадюкаRussian
- vretenicaSlovak
- gadSlovenian
- zlobna osobaSerbian
- huggormSwedish
- งูพิษชนิดหนึ่งThai
- engerek yılanıTurkish
- 毒蛇Chinese (Trad.)
- гадюкаUkrainian
- سانپ، افعيUrdu
- rắn vipeVietnamese
- 蝰蛇，毒蛇，阴险恶毒的人Chinese (Simp.)
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