viperiform en · ADJ
Etymology
From viper + -iform.
Meanings
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Resembling a viper; viperine.
These snakes have a decidedly viperiform look about them; the head is broad and triangular, the neck narrow, and the body robust.
1883 July, “Snakes”, in The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal, volume CLVIII, number CCCXXIII, London: Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer; Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, page 222:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most viperiform | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more viperiform | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |