temple viper

noun

Tropidolaemus wagleri, a venomous pit viper native to Southeast Asia.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nountemple viper (plural temple vipers)

plural temple vipers

  1. Tropidolaemus wagleri, a venomous pit viper native to Southeast Asia.

Origin

Because of its abundance around the Temple of the Azure Clouds in Malaysia.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

temple viper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temple%20viper

MLA

“temple viper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temple%20viper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “temple viper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temple%20viper.

Source: temple viper on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.