Meaning of CERASTES
| Pronunciation: | | si'rasteez
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| | Definition: | | [n] highly venomous viper of North Africa and southwest Asia having a horny spine above each eye |
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| | Synonyms: | | Cerastes cornutus, horned asp, horned viper, sand viper |
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| | See Also: | | Aspis, genus Aspis, genus Cerastes, viper | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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