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HORNED VIPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does horned viper mean? 

HORNED VIPER (noun)
  The noun HORNED VIPER has 1 sense:

1. highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eyeplay

  Familiarity information: HORNED VIPER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HORNED VIPER (noun)


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 ("horned viper" is a kind of...):

viper (venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw)

Holonyms ("horned viper" is a member of...):

Aspis; genus Aspis; genus Cerastes (horned vipers)


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