Cerastes
Pronunciation : Ce*ras"tes
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., a horned serpent, fr. Gr. (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: A genus of poisonous African serpents, with a horny scale over each eye; the horned viper.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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