About The Word Cerastes
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Cerastes
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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.
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