noun
1. highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
• Syn: ↑horned viper, ↑cerastes, ↑horned asp, ↑Cerastes cornutus
• Hypernyms: ↑viper
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Cerastes, ↑Aspis, ↑genus Aspis
2. harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed
• Syn: ↑hognose snake, ↑puff adder
• Hypernyms: ↑colubrid snake, ↑colubrid
• Member Holonyms: ↑Heterodon, ↑genus Heterodon
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noun : any of various snakes that burrow into the sand: as
a. : hognose snake
b. : horned viper
c. : a common viper (Vipera ammodytes) of southeastern Europe
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1. See hognose snake.
2. See horned viper.
[1660-70]
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sand viper,
1. = hognose. (Cf. ↑hognose)
2. = horned viper. (Cf. ↑horned viper)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.