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; Squamata - subclass; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - suborder; Viperoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Viperinae, Azemiopinae, Crotalinae - subfamilies

References

Viperidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Viperidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Viperidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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