viper

See also: Viper

English

viper (plural vipers)

A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.
- (Can we date this quote?) John Milton
  Who committed / To such a viper his most sacred trust / Of secrecy.

a poisonous snake in the family Viperidae

Irish: nathair f
Istriot: beîpara f
Italian: vipera (it) f
Japanese: 毒蛇 (ja) (どくへび, doku-hebi), クサリヘビ (kusari-hebi), 鎖蛇 (ja) (くさりへび, kusari-hebi)
Korean: 독사 (ko) (doksa) (毒蛇 (ko))
Latin: vipera f
Latvian: odze
Lithuanian: angis f
Low German: Adder (nds) f; Krüüzadder f, Kriizadder f
Macedonian: отровница f (otróvnica)
Norwegian: huggorm n
Persian: گرزه‌مار‎ (garzemār), گرزه‎ (fa) (garze)
Polish: żmija (pl) f
Portuguese: víbora (pt) f
Romanian: năpârcă (ro) f, viperă (ro)
Romansch: vipra f
Russian: гадю́ка (ru) f (gadjúka)
Slovene: gad m
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: zmija f
Spanish: víbora (es) f
Swedish: huggorm (sv) c
Tagalog: ulupong
Turkish: engerek (tr)
Ukrainian: гадюка f (hadjúka)
Welsh: gwiber f, neidr ddu f
West Frisian: njirre c
Westrobothnian: haggörm m, esping f

adder — see adder

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