cerastesn.

/sɪˈrastɪz/

Etymology: < Latin cerastēs, < Greek κεράστης horned, a horned serpent, < κέρας horn.

Zoology.

A genus of venomous serpents found in Africa and some parts of Asia, having a projecting scale or ‘horn’ above each eye; the horned viper. Early and poetic uses are drawn vaguely from Pliny, and other ancient writers, who probably meant a species of the same genus.

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1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum xviii. xxxi. 794 Cerastes is an hornid serpent.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vi. 168 Th' horned Cerastes, th' Alexandrian Skink.

1625 T. May tr. J. Barclay in K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis i. iii. 10 Like the new-horn'd Cerastes, violent.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 525 Cerastes hornd, Hydrus, and Ellops drear.

a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo i, in Wks. (1721) III. 20 As horn'd Cerastes wont to..watch for Mischief in a beaten Road.

1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision I. ix. 36 Adders and cerastes crept Instead of hair, and their fierce temples bound.

1863 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) III. iii. 107 The true Cerastes or Horned Viper is a native of Northern Africa.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	cerastes
释义	cerastesn. /sɪˈrastɪz/ Etymology: < Latin cerastēs, < Greek κεράστης horned, a horned serpent, < κέρας horn. Zoology. A genus of venomous serpents found in Africa and some parts of Asia, having a projecting scale or ‘horn’ above each eye; the horned viper. Early and poetic uses are drawn vaguely from Pliny, and other ancient writers, who probably meant a species of the same genus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Viperidae (vipers) > genus or member of genus Cerastes cerastes1398 cerast1572 horned viper1767 horned snake1775 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum xviii. xxxi. 794 Cerastes is an hornid serpent. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vi. 168 Th' horned Cerastes, th' Alexandrian Skink. 1625 T. May tr. J. Barclay in K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis i. iii. 10 Like the new-horn'd Cerastes, violent. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 525 Cerastes hornd, Hydrus, and Ellops drear. View more context for this quotation a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo i, in Wks. (1721) III. 20 As horn'd Cerastes wont to..watch for Mischief in a beaten Road. 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision I. ix. 36 Adders and cerastes crept Instead of hair, and their fierce temples bound. 1863 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) III. iii. 107 The true Cerastes or Horned Viper is a native of Northern Africa. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1398
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