Noun: horned asp
- 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