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nounan important or influential (and often overbearing) persontype of:
Definition that contains vip
- rattlesnake pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
- adder small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia
- rattler pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
- copperhead common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States
- topminnow small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
- aspis horned vipers
- hymenopter insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
- salamandra atra ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps
- genus vipera type genus of the Viperidae
- family clinidae viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas