Dictionary.net

of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder

cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death

of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder

cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death

A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the Naja haje. The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to Vipera aspis of southern Europe. See Haje.

One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially the Populus tremula, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air.

A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the Naja haje. The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to Vipera aspis of southern Europe. See Haje.

One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially the Populus tremula, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air.

A family of snakes comprising three subfamilies: Azemiopinae (the mountain viper, the sole member of this subfamily), Viperinae (true vipers), and Crotalinae (pit vipers). They are widespread throughout the world, being found in the United States, Central and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Their venoms act on the blood (hemotoxic) as compared to the venom of elapids which act on the nervous system (neurotoxic). (Goin, Goin, and Zug, Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed, pp333-36)

A small venomous serpent.

A venomous serpent; viper.

A small poisonous serpent of Egypt.

A small serpent whose bite is fatal.

A tree of the poplar kind whose leaves quiver or shake at the slightest breath of air.

Pert. to an aspen.

n. [Greek] A mall, hooded, and poisonous serpent of Egypt and Libya, whose bite is fatal.

A kind of serpent, whose poison is so dangerous and quick in its operation, that it kills without a possibility of applying any remedy. Those that are bitten by it, die by sleep and lethargy.