[ ~ ]
■ noun
1》 (also ~ viper ) a small viper with an upturned snout. [ Vipera ~is .]
2》 the Egyptian cobra. [ Naja haje .]
3》 a large predatory freshwater fish of the carp family. [ Aspius ~ius .]
Origin
ME: from L. ~is , from Gk.
[ ~ ]
■ noun
1》 (also ~ viper ) a small viper with an upturned snout. [ Vipera ~is .]
2》 the Egyptian cobra. [ Naja haje .]
3》 a large predatory freshwater fish of the carp family. [ Aspius ~ius .]
Origin
ME: from L. ~is , from Gk.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004