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viper

[ vahy-per ]

noun

  1. any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
  2. any related snakes belonging to the family Viperidae, characterized by erectile, venom-conducting fangs.
  3. any of various venomous or supposedly venomous snakes.
  4. a malignant or spiteful person.
  5. a false or treacherous person.
  6. Viper, Military. a 9-pound (4-kilogram), shoulder-launched, unguided U.S. Army antitank rocket with an effective range of 273 yards (250 meters).


viper

/ 藞惫补瑟辫蓹 /

noun

  1. any venomous Old World snake of the family Viperidae, esp any of the genus Vipera (the adder and related forms), having hollow fangs in the upper jaw that are used to inject venom
  2. any of various other snakes, such as the horned viper
  3. a malicious or treacherous person
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞惫颈辫别谤-藢濒颈办别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 惫颈顎僷别谤路颈蝉丑 adjective
  • 惫颈顎僷别谤路颈蝉丑路ly adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of viper1

First recorded in 1520鈥30; from Latin 惫墨辫别谤补, variant of unattested 惫墨惫颈辫别谤补, noun use of feminine of unattested 惫墨惫颈辫别谤, later (as re-formation) 惫墨惫颈辫补谤耻蝉 鈥渂ringing forth live young鈥; vivi-, -parous
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of viper1

C16: from Latin 惫墨辫别谤补, perhaps from 惫墨惫耻蝉 living + parere to bear, referring to a tradition that the viper was viviparous
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. to nourish a viper in one's bosom, to befriend a person who proves to be treacherous.
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Watching Bean鈥檚 dutiful lord be torn apart, body and reputation, by a nest of vipers is an altogether different experience.

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It is a 鈥渧iper鈥檚 nest of radical left Marxists who hate America,鈥 he wrote on X, his social media platform.

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Quite the contrary, actually; in many cases, I have no difficulty understanding why people would vote for this viper.

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It is visible to pit vipers as heat, giving them a Predator-like advantage for hunting.

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Nausea and appetite loss during gestation is not a uniquely human trait -- these symptoms have been observed throughout the animal kingdom, from monkeys, dogs, and cats, to chickens, vipers, and octopuses.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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