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单词 horned vipers
释义

horned viper

noun

: a venomous viper (Cerastes cerastes synonym C. cornutus) of North Africa and the Middle East having a horny process over each eye

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Saharan horned viper and the sidewinding adder of the Namib desert — which are closely related — have belly scales with uniform pits and no spikes. New York Times, 1 Feb. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

horned viper

noun

: a common desert-dwelling viper (Aspis cornutus) of Egypt and Asia Minor characterized by a horny scale resembling a spike above each eye

horned vipers

noun

plural of horned viper
as in pit vipers

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