| NOUN | animal | sand viper, horned viper, cerastes, horned asp, Cerastes cornutus | highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | sand viper, hognose snake, puff adder | harmless North American snake with upturned nose |
| Meaning | Highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | horned viper, cerastes, horned asp, Cerastes cornutus | |
| Member of | genus Cerastes, Aspis, genus Aspis | horned vipers |
| Broader | viper | venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw |
| Spanish | cerastes | |
| Catalan | cerastes | |
| Meaning | harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | hognose snake, puff adder | |
| Member of | Heterodon, genus Heterodon | A genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes |
| Broader | colubrid snake, colubrid | Mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial / terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots