as in snake
a limbless reptile with a long body
a viper sliding silently through the field
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Recent Examples of viper
The 2024 photo, however, clearly showed a Vipera berus, also known as the common European adder or common European viper, on Sylt Island, the study said.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
But the bulbous embellishment at the end of this viper’s tail is not a tumor or other growth imperfection, but rather one of nature’s trickiest anatomical lures.
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Inside, stacks of clear containers hold dozens of cobras, mambas, puff adders and other vipers, including one with tiny horns on its head.
—Brian Otieno, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
And for vipers, a 2013 study suggests the intense coloration can help the snakes regulate their temperature.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
But the bulbous embellishment at the end of this viper’s tail is not a tumor or other growth imperfection, but rather one of nature’s trickiest anatomical lures.
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Inside, stacks of clear containers hold dozens of cobras, mambas, puff adders and other vipers, including one with tiny horns on its head.
—Brian Otieno, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
And for vipers, a 2013 study suggests the intense coloration can help the snakes regulate their temperature.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for viper
Noun
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Just a few weeks ago, Pippen encountered a snake inside the place.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2025
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Bob Wexler, a local expert birder, will provide information about birds and their habitats. — A wrangler from Gatorland will bring alligators, snakes, lizards and more to the library during a Gatorland Live event at 11 a.m. and noon June 6.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Snakes abound in the megaliths unearthed at the archaeological site of Gobekli Tepe in present-day Turkey, where Neolithic peoples attached special significance to serpents roughly 10,000 years ago.—
Stephen S. Hall,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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The guests of the White Lotus Ko Samui don’t just have serpents on the brain.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Viper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viper. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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