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viper.

A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvaɪpɚ/General-American
  1. A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.

  2. Any venomous snake.

    informal
  3. A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.

    figuratively
  4. A person who smokes marijuana.

    slang
Where this word comes from

From Middle French vipere, from Old French vipre, from Latin vīpera, contracted from vīvipara f (“viviparous”, adj.), from vīvus (“alive”, adj.) + parere (“to bear”, verb). Doublet of weever and wyvern.

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