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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
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horned viper  
n.  A venomous African snake (Cerastes cornutus) having a hornlike projection above each eye. Also called sand viper.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: horned viper
Function: noun
: a common desert-dwelling viper (Aspis cornutus) of Egypt and Asia Minor characterized by a horny scale resembling a spikeabove each eye
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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