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1. (n.) cerastes
any of several small African vipers of the genus
Cerastes.
Etymology: (< NL (1768) < Gk kerástēs lit., something horned <kerat-, s. of kéras horn)
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1. (noun) horned viper, cerastes, sand viper, horned asp, Cerastes cornutus
highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
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1. (noun) cerastes
a genus of poisonous African serpents, with a horny scale over each eye; the horned viper
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