viper
41
7.2
- noun
- /ˈvaɪpər/
:
víbora
- During our hike, we spotted a viper basking on a rock, its fangs ready for hunting.
- pit viper
- Gaboon viper
Yeah, Paul's immune to Viper venom, right?
- Yeah, Paul's immune to Viper venom, right?
- Why don't you have one of these grim Reaper Viper snakes?
- And there was a, a thing they would do where they would get high on Viper venom, on North African Viper venom.
- There are pit Vipers that can observe the world in the infrared and strike the prey when it's dark.
- It gives you a, you know, could be, you know, rattlesnake, Viper heat sensing organs we were talking about earlier.
Examples
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There are pit Vipers that can observe the world in the infrared and strike the prey when it's dark.
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Eventually, my grasping fist released the viper, and he and his companion left the buffalo hide.
Fiction book (1994) -
As the pit viper moves to help the old man up,
Fiction book (1998) -
First stop the southeastern United States, where we can hear the Viper before we can see it.
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I wrote him a letter... where I offered to send him a Gaboon viper.
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In a flash, the pit viper strikes the soldier dead for the offense.
Fiction book (1998) -
Scorpions infest the orchards, and the yellow viper or fer-de-lance lives on the mountainside.
Fiction book (1991) -
And all the while, behind her facade of love lurked the heartless viper of greed and treachery.
Fiction book (2002) -
The Gaboon viper is known for its distinctive pattern and can deliver a fatal bite.
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The naturalist explained that the viper uses its long fangs to inject venom into its prey.
Synonyms
42
4.1
A dangerous snake from America with a rattle on its tail that warns others
14
8.2
A snake that can bite with poison and has a tail that makes a rattling sound when shaken
4
9.9
A dangerous water snake with a bright white mouth that lives in southern US swamps
3
8.0
A snake with a heat pit near each eye that injects poison when it bites
2
8.0
A small venomous snake that lives in northern Europe and Asia
1
9.9
A poisonous snake from northern Africa and southwest Asia with a horn above each eye
A group of venomous snakes in the viper family, like the European adder, found in Europe, Asia, and Africa
A small venomous snake that lives in northern Europe and Asia
A small snake with a dark zigzag back and poison in its bite that lives in northern Europe and Asia
A venomous snake from southern Europe that is smaller than the common adder
A small snake in southern Europe whose bite is dangerous
A large heavy venomous snake from West Africa with long fangs and patterned skin
Idioms
Compounds
1
9.9
A poisonous snake from northern Africa and southwest Asia with a horn above each eye
- UK
A small snake with a dark zigzag back and poison in its bite that lives in northern Europe and Asia
- UK
A large heavy venomous snake from West Africa with long fangs and patterned skin
- US
A harmless North American snake with an upturned nose that flattens its head and sometimes plays dead when scared
A highly venomous viper from northern Africa and southwestern Asia with a small horn above each eye
Surface Forms
Etymology
Viper comes from the Latin word vipera, and one helpful way to remember it is to think of Latin parts like vivus 'live' and parere 'to give birth', because some vipers give birth to live young. So the name was used for these snakes, and today a viper means a dangerous, venomous snake.