water viper

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water viper - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Water moccasin \Wa"ter moc"ca*sin\ (Zool.)
     A venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon piscivorus)
     allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives
     in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes.
     Called also water snake, water adder, water viper.
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  Water viper \Wa"ter vi"per\ (Zool.)
     See Water moccasin.
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