Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Vi·per·i·dae Pronunciation:
vI-'per-&-"dE Function:
noun plural : a widely distributed family comprising heavy-bodiedvenomous snakes that include Old World snakes (subfamily Viperinae) and the pit vipers (subfamily Crotalinae) and that are characterized by large tubular venom-conducting fangs erected by rotation ofthe movable premaxillae —compare
CROTALIDAE —
vi·per·id /'vI-p&-"rid/ adjective
