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viperine

/vahy-per-in, -puh-rahyn/US // ˈvaɪ pər ɪn, -pəˌraɪn //

蝰蛇,毒蛇,毒蛇素,蝮蛇

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or resembling a viper; venomous: a gossip with a viperine tongue.

Examples

  • Here, among a number of viperine snakes of about the same size, is a snake that lives on eggs.

  • But your Lamia has taught you some subtle 'viperine' reasoning and motiving, for the turning down one street instead of another.