VIPERA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Viperidae

Synonyms:

genus Vipera; Vipera

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Vipera" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Vipera"):

adder; common viper; Vipera berus (small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia)

asp; asp viper; Vipera aspis (of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder)

Holonyms ("Vipera" is a member of...):

family Viperidae; Viperidae (Old World vipers)