Viperoides

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Viperoidea \Vi`per*oi"de*a\, Viperoides \Vi`per*oi"des\, n. pl.
     [NL. See {Viper}, and {-oid}.] (Zool.)
     A division of serpents which includes the true vipers of the
     Old World and the rattlesnakes and moccasin snakes of
     America; -- called also {Viperina}.
     [1913 Webster]