| slovo | definícia |
Vipera berus
(gcide) | Adder \Ad"der\, n. [OE. addere, naddere, eddre, AS. n[ae]dre,
adder, snake; akin to OS. nadra, OHG. natra, natara, Ger.
natter, Goth. nadrs, Icel. na[eth]r, masc., na[eth]ra, fem.:
cf. W. neidr, Gorn. naddyr, Ir. nathair, L. natrix, water
snake. An adder is for a nadder.]
1. A serpent. [Obs.] "The eddre seide to the woman."
--Wyclif. Gen. iii. 4. )
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.)
(a) A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera. The
common European adder is the Vipera berus or {Pelias
berus}. The puff adders of Africa are species of
Clotho.
(b) In America, the term is commonly applied to several
harmless snakes, as the milk adder, puffing adder,
etc.
(c) Same as Sea Adder.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In the sculptures the appellation is given to several
venomous serpents, -- sometimes to the horned viper
(Cerastles).
[1913 Webster] |
vipera berus
(wn) | Vipera berus
n 1: small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia [syn:
adder, common viper, Vipera berus] |
| |