Cerastes cornutus

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Definition

Noun 1. A venomous snake: A highly venomous viper (Cerastes cerastes) native to deserts in northern Africa and southwestern Asia, characterized by a distinctive horn-like scale above each eye. It is also commonly known as the horned viper or desert horned viper.

Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The cerastes cornutus is perfectly camouflaged in the sandy desert.
    • Researchers studied the unique sidewinding locomotion of the cerastes cornutus.
    • A key identifying feature of the cerastes cornutus is the pair of "horns" above its eyes.
Advanced Usage
  • Scientific Context: The term is a former scientific name. In modern taxonomy, the species is more precisely referred to as . The term (Latin for "horned") is still used descriptively.
    • The specimen was initially classified as Cerastes cornutus.
Variants and Related Words
  • Horned viper (n): The common name for this snake.
  • Desert horned viper (n): A more specific common name indicating its habitat.
  • Cerastes cerastes (n): The current, accepted scientific binomial name for the species.
  • Sidewinder (n): A general term for snakes that move using sidewinding locomotion; this viper is one example.
Synonyms
  • Horned viper
  • Desert horned viper
  • (scientific synonym)
Related Phrases
  • Horned sand viper: Another descriptive common name.
  • North African horned viper: A name specifying its geographic range.
Noun
  1. highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye

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