Cerastes cornutus

Cerastes cornutus
noun
highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
Syn: ↑horned viper, ↑cerastes, ↑sand viper, ↑horned asp
Hypernyms: ↑viper
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Cerastes, ↑Aspis, ↑genus Aspis

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