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Added 10 October 2026

viper

/ˈvaɪpɚ/ noun

In Latin: vipera Wiktionary

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A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
Any venomous snake.
A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.

Origin

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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