Etymology

viperid

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Today it means: Any member of the family Viperidae; a viper. Full definition →

New Latin Viperidae
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  1. New Latin · derived fromViperidae“taxonomic family”
  2. English todayviperid

Originally only capitalized, from New Latin Viperidae (“taxonomic family”), as Vipera + -id.

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