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cerastes
[ suh-ras-teez ]
/ səˈræs tiz /
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noun, plural ce·ras·tes.
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.
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Origin of cerastes
1768; <New Latin <Greek kerástēs literally, something horned, equivalent to kerat- stem of kéras horn + -tēs noun suffix; earlier in sense “asp,” Middle English <Medieval Latin, Latin, as above
Words nearby cerastes
ceramic oxide, ceramics, ceramide, ceramist, cerargyrite, cerastes, cerastium, cerate, cerated, cerato-, ceratodus
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British Dictionary definitions for cerastes
cerastes
/ (səˈræstiːz) /
noun plural -tes
any venomous snake of the genus Cerastes, esp the horned viper
Word Origin for cerastes
C16: from Latin: horned serpent, from Greek kerastēs horned, from keras horn
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