cerastes Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
horned viper; Cerastes cornutus; sand viper; horned asp.
WordNet
Ce*ras"tes noun
Etymology
L., a horned serpent, fr. Gr. horned, fr. horn.Definitions
(Zoöl.) A genus of poisonous African serpents, with a horny scale over each eye; the horned viper.