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Noun: horned asp
  1. Highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
    "The horned asp buried itself in the desert sand, leaving only its eyes visible";
    - horned viper, cerastes, sand viper, Cerastes cornutus

Derived forms: horned asps

Type of: viper

Part of: Aspis, genus Aspis, genus Cerastes