Viperine

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     {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.
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