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- noun zoology Any member of the
Viperidae ; aviper .
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A lot of people use the term viperid instead of viper, in order to avoid confusion from viperines (subfamily Viperinae).
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Some viperid species secrete venoms that is somewhat or fully neurotoxic, which makes them very dangerous.
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