About The Word Cerastes

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Cerastes to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Cerastes definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Cerastes

Cerastes Meaning & Definition
Cerastes Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cerastes?

[n] highly venomous viper of North Africa and southwest Asia having a horny spine above each eye

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cerastes: Cerastes cornutus | horned asp | horned viper | sand viper

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cerastes:

See Also | Aspis | genus Aspis | genus Cerastes | viper

Cerastes In Webster's Dictionary

\Ce*ras"tes\, n. [L., a horned serpent, fr. Gr. ? horned, fr. ? horn.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of poisonous African serpents, with a horny scale over each eye; the horned viper.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Wild sensitive plant ‐ tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to…
  • Free central placentation ‐ where ovules develop on a central column in a compound ovary…
  • Amicable ‐ characterized by friendship and…
  • Farmer ‐ a person who operates a farm [n] an expert on cooking whose cookbook…
  • Automobile engine ‐ the engine that propels an…
  • Ribbonwood ‐ small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary…
  • Cuboidal cell ‐ an epithelial cell that shaped…
  • Pagoda ‐ an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving…
  • Rust mite ‐ any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and…
  • Hatching ‐ shading consisting of multiple crossing lines [n] the production…