cerastes Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
    horned viper; Cerastes cornutus; sand viper; horned asp.

WordNet

Ce*ras"tes noun
Etymology
L., a horned serpent, fr. Gr. horned, fr. horn.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of poisonous African serpents, with a horny scale over each eye; the horned viper.

Webster 1913