Viperidae
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Vi·per·i·dae | \ vī-ˈper-ə-ˌdē 
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\Medical Definition of Viperidae
: a widely distributed family comprising heavy-bodied venomous 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 of the movable premaxillae — compare crotalidae
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viperid \ ˈvī-pə-ˌrid \ adjective
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