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viperine

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vi⋅per⋅ine

  [vahy-per-in, -puh-rahyn]
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–adjective
of, pertaining to, or resembling a viper; venomous: a gossip with a viperine tongue.
Origin:
1540–50; < L vīperīnus. See viper, -ine 1
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vi·per·ine   (vī'pə-rīn')   
adj.  Of, resembling, or characteristic of a viper.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: vi·per·ine
Pronunciation: 'vI-p&-"rIn
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or resembling a viper : VENOMOUS <viperine snakes>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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