Viperidae

Translingual

Etymology

Vipera +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Viperidae

A taxonomic family within the order Serpentes – many venomous snakes (the vipers).

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - suborder; Viperoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Viperinae, Azemiopinae, Crotalinae - subfamilies

References

Viperidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Viperidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Viperidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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