HORNED ASP

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Meaning:

Highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye

Synonyms:

cerastes; Cerastes cornutus; horned asp; horned viper; sand viper

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("horned asp" is a kind of...):

viper (venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw)

Holonyms ("horned asp" is a member of...):

Aspis; genus Aspis; genus Cerastes (horned vipers)

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