vipera aspis

1. 1.

   of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder

   Synonymsaspasp viper

   Broaderviper

   Part ofVipera

Questions about vipera aspis

What does vipera aspis mean?

vipera aspis means "of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder".

What is another word for vipera aspis?

Close synonyms include asp, asp viper. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vipera aspis a common word?

vipera aspis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.