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cerastes

[ suh-ras-teez ]

noun

plural cerastes.
  1. 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.


cerastes

/ ²õəˈ°ùæ²õ³Ù¾±Ë³ú /

noun

  1. any venomous snake of the genus Cerastes, esp the horned viper
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cerastes1

1768; < New Latin < Greek °ì±ð°ùá²õ³Ùŧ²õ literally, something horned, equivalent to kerat- stem of °ìé°ù²¹²õ horn + -³Ùŧ²õ noun suffix; earlier in sense “asp,†Middle English < Medieval Latin, Latin, as above
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cerastes1

C16: from Latin: horned serpent, from Greek °ì±ð°ù²¹²õ³Ùŧ²õ horned, from keras horn
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The rattlesnake Crotalus cerastes is venomous to humans.

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Furthermore, it was only sidewinding rattlesnakes - a species called Crotalus cerastes - that used this strategy.

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The researchers observed the venomous sidewinder rattlesnake species Crotalus cerastes, a denizen of the southwestern United States, as it moved in a large enclosure at Zoo Atlanta filled with sand from the Arizona desert.

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In Egypt, on the other hand, the cobra, the asp, and the cerastes are as numerous as ever, and are much dreaded by all the natives, except the professional snake charmers.

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Some think one hieroglyph is a cerastes, but Dr. Birch says the group probably consisted of a harpoon and three vertical lines—a common sign of plurality.

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