Meanings
nounhorned viper (plural horned vipers)
plural horned vipers
- Cerastes spp., North African desert vipers.
- Bitis caudalis (horned puff adder, horned adder), of south-west Africa.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounhighly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
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