horned viper
horned viper
noun
a highly venomous viper, Cerastes cerastes, of northern Africa and extreme southwestern Asia, having a process resembling a horn just above each eye.
Origin:
1760–70
1760–70
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| horned viper | |
| —n | |
| Also called: sand viper a venomous snake, Cerastes cornutus, that occurs in desert regions of N Africa and SW Asia and has a small horny spine above each eye: family Viperidae (vipers) | |
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