horned viper


noun

a highly venomous viper, Cerastes cerastes, of northern Africa and extreme southwestern Asia, having a process resembling a horn just above each eye.

Origin of horned viper

First recorded in 1760–70

British Dictionary definitions for horned viper

horned viper

noun

a venomous snake, Cerastes cornutus, that occurs in desert regions of N Africa and SW Asia and has a small horny spine above each eye: family Viperidae (vipers) Also called: sand viper