'Viperine' definitions:

Definition of 'Viperine'

From: GCIDE
  • Viperine \Vi"per*ine\ (?; 277), a. [L. viperinus: cf. F. vip['e]rin.] Of or pertaining to a viper or vipers; resembling a viper. [1913 Webster]
  • Viperine snake. (Zool.) (a) Any venomous snake of the family Viperidae. (b) A harmless snake resembling a viper in form or color, esp. Tropidonotus viperinus, a small European species which resembles the viper in color. [1913 Webster]

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