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FAMILY VIPERIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Viperidae mean?
• FAMILY VIPERIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY VIPERIDAE has 1 sense:
1. Old World vipers
Familiarity information: FAMILY VIPERIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World vipers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Viperidae; Viperidae
Hypernyms ("family Viperidae" is a kind of...):
reptile family (a family of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "family Viperidae"):
viper (venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw)
genus Vipera; Vipera (type genus of the Viperidae)
Bitis; genus Bitis (a genus of Viperidae)
Aspis; genus Aspis; genus Cerastes (horned vipers)
Holonyms ("family Viperidae" is a member of...):
Ophidia; Serpentes; suborder Ophidia; suborder Serpentes (snakes)
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