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cerastes
[ suh-ras-teez ]
noun
- any of several small vipers of the genus Cerastes, including the horned viper, that have a sideways looping motion like that of a sidewinder and inhabit deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia.
cerastes
/ səˈræstiːz /
noun
- any venomous snake of the genus Cerastes, esp the horned viper
Word History and Origins
Origin of cerastes1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cerastes1
Example Sentences
The rattlesnake Crotalus cerastes is venomous to humans.
Furthermore, it was only sidewinding rattlesnakes - a species called Crotalus cerastes - that used this strategy.
The researchers observed the venomous sidewinder rattlesnake species Crotalus cerastes, a denizen of the southwestern United States, as it moved in a large enclosure at Zoo Atlanta filled with sand from the Arizona desert.
In Egypt, on the other hand, the cobra, the asp, and the cerastes are as numerous as ever, and are much dreaded by all the natives, except the professional snake charmers.
Some think one hieroglyph is a cerastes, but Dr. Birch says the group probably consisted of a harpoon and three vertical lines—a common sign of plurality.
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