I имя существительное 1) [зоология] випера, гадюка 2) змея, гадюка, гадина, вероломный человек Например: to cherish a viper in one's bosom — пригреть на груди змею II имя существительное; [используется в разговорной речи] курильщик марихуаны
noun Etymology: Middle English vipere, from Latin vipera 1. a. a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans; broadly any of a family (Viperidae) of venomous snakes that includes Old World snakes (subfamily Viperinae) and the pit vipers b. a venomous or reputedly venomous snake 2. a vicious or treacherous person