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adder2 |
a small poisonous snake found in Europe and Asia; viper. [1/2 definitions] |
asp |
any of several small, poisonous snakes found in Africa and Asia Minor, such as the cobra or horned viper. |
puff adder |
a large, thick-bodied, poisonous African viper that puffs up and hisses when irritated. [1/2 definitions] |
rattlesnake |
a venomous pit viper of the Americas that has a segmented structure at the end of its tail which vibrates with a rattling sound. |
viper |
the pit viper. [1/3 definitions] |
viperous |
of, like, or suggestive of a venomous snake or viper; spiteful; malicious. |
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