Vipera aspis vs viper

Vipera aspis and viper both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Vipera aspis	Yes	No	No	No
viper	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, viper is a hypernym of Vipera aspis; that is, viper is a word with a broader meaning than Vipera aspis:

Vipera aspis: of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
viper: venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw

Vipera aspis (noun)	viper (noun)
of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder	venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw