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noun, plural Cer·ber·us·es, Cer·ber·i 
[-buh-rahy] for 2.
[-buh-rahy] for 2. 1.
Also, Kerberos. Classical Mythology. a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance of the infernal regions.
2.
a formidable and often surly keeper or guard.
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Cerberus
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| a monster with the head and breast of a woman, body of a lion and wings of an eagle, who asked riddles to travelers |
| any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea or any of their sisters of these, all with enormous strength and power |
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Word Origin & History
Cerberus
"watch-dog guardian of Hades," late 14c., Latinized form of Gk. Kerberos, of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Skt. karbarah, sabalah "spotted, speckled." Sabalah was the name of one of the two dogs of Yama.
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Cultural Dictionary
Cerberus [(sur-buh-ruhs)]In classical mythology, the three-headed dog who guarded the entrance to Hades.
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