Defn: See Viperoidea.
VIPERINE
Vi"per*ine, a. Etym: [L. viperinus: cf. F. vipérin.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a viper or vipers; resembling a viper. Viperine snake. (Zoöl.) (a) Any venomous snake of the family Viperidæ. (b) A harmless snake resembling a viper in form or color, esp. Tropidonotus viperinus, a small European species which resembles the viper in color.
VIPERISH
Vi"per*ish, a.
Defn: Somewhat like a viper; viperous.
VIPEROID
Vi"per*oid, a. [Viper + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Like or pertaining to the vipers.
VIPEROIDEA; VIPEROIDES Vi`per*oi"de*a, Vi`per*oi"des, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Viper, and - oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of serpents which includes the true vipers of the Old World and the rattlesnakes and moccasin snakes of America; — called also Viperina.
VIPEROUS
Vi"per*ous, a.