VIPERINE

Etymology

Adjective

viperine (comparative more viperine, superlative most viperine)

Of, relating to or resembling a viper

Noun

viperine (plural viperines)

Any viper of the subfamily Viperinae

Source: Wiktionary


Vi"per*ine, a. Etym: [L. viperinus: cf. F. vipérin.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to a viper or vipers; resembling a viper. Viperine snake. (Zoöl.) (a) Any venomous snake of the family Viperidæ. (b) A harmless snake resembling a viper in form or color, esp. Tropidonotus viperinus, a small European species which resembles the viper in color.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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