Noun: horned viper hornd vI-pu(r)
- Highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
"The horned viper buried itself in the desert sand, leaving only its eyes visible";
- cerastes, sand viper, horned asp, Cerastes cornutus
Derived forms: horned vipers
Type of: viper
Part of: Aspis, genus Aspis, genus Cerastes
Encyclopedia: Horned viper