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CERASTES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
Synonyms:
cerastes; Cerastes cornutus; horned asp; horned viper; sand viper
Classified under:
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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