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CERASTES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cerastes mean?
• CERASTES (noun)
The noun CERASTES has 1 sense:
1. highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
Familiarity information: CERASTES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
cerastes; Cerastes cornutus; horned asp; horned viper; sand viper
Hypernyms ("cerastes" is a kind of...):
viper (venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw)
Holonyms ("cerastes" is a member of...):
Aspis; genus Aspis; genus Cerastes (horned vipers)
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