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GENUS CERASTES

Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Cerastes mean?

• GENUS CERASTES (noun)
The noun GENUS CERASTES has 1 sense:

1. horned vipers

Familiarity information: GENUS CERASTES used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GENUS CERASTES (noun)

Sense 1

genus Cerastes ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Horned vipers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Aspis; genus Aspis; genus Cerastes

Hypernyms ("genus Cerastes" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "genus Cerastes"):

cerastes; Cerastes cornutus; horned asp; horned viper; sand viper (highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye)

Holonyms ("genus Cerastes" is a member of...):

family Viperidae; Viperidae (Old World vipers)

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