early 15c., from Middle French vipere, earlier in English as vipera (c. 1200), directly from Latin vipera "viper, snake, serpent," contraction of *vivipera, from vivus "alive, living&qu [..]

Viper [N] [S]In Job 20:16 , Isaiah 30:6 ; 59:5 , the Heb. word eph'eh is thus rendered. The Hebrew word, however, probably denotes a species of poisonous serpents known by the Arabic name of  [..]

snake with fixed fangs that secrete venom.

[Serpent]

In Job 20:16, Isa. 30:6; 59:5, the Heb. word eph'eh is thus rendered. The Hebrew word, however, probably denotes a species of poisonous serpents known by the Arabic name of 'el ephah. Tristr [..]

To dream of a viper, foretells that calamities are threatening you. To dream that a many-hued viper, and capable of throwing itself into many pieces, or unjointing itself, attacks you, denotes that your enemies are bent on your ruin and will work unitedly, yet apart, to displace you.   

(n) venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw

Violent Persons Restraint

A marihuana smoker.

A genus of Snakes of the Family Viperidae. It is distributed in West Pakistan, most of India, Burma, Ceylon, Thailand, southeast China, Taiwan, and a few Islands of Indonesia. It hisses loudly when di [..]

Video Identification Parade Electronic Recording

Computerised ID Parade system.

a venomous snake that has two large, mobile fangs at the front of the mouth

A venomous snake in the family Viperidae. A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person. * Milton *: Who committed / To such a viper his most sacred trust / Of secrecy.