cerastes meaning

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cerastes (noun): highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye.

Definition of cerastes

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

    Synonyms: horned viper, sand viper, horned asp, Cerastes cornutus

    Type of: viper

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with CE · words ending in ES · 8-letter words

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