'Horned viper' definitions:

Definition of 'horned viper'

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noun
Highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye [syn: horned viper, cerastes, sand viper, horned asp, Cerastes cornutus]

Definition of 'Horned viper'

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  • Horned \Horned\, a. Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part shaped like a horn. [1913 Webster]
  • The horned moon with one bright star Within the nether tip. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
  • Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis), having two little horns on the head.
  • Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub. See Illust. of Chub.
  • Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog (Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns arising from the eyelids.
  • Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense tufts of feathers on the head.
  • Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.
  • Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.
  • Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.
  • Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl, eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.
  • Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.
  • Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish; the bullpout.
  • Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.
  • Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.
  • Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.
  • Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.
  • Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry, sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called also horned lizard.
  • Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Horned viper'

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  • viper \vi"per\ (v[imac]"p[~e]r), n. [F. vip[`e]re, L. vipera, probably contr. fr. vivipera; vivus alive + parere to bring forth, because it was believed to be the only serpent that brings forth living young. Cf. Quick, a., Parent, Viviparous, Wivern, Weever.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Old World venomous snakes belonging to Vipera, Clotho, Daboia, and other genera of the family Viperidae. [1913 Webster]
  • There came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. --Acts xxviii. 3. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Among the best-known species are the European adder (Pelias berus), the European asp (Vipera aspis), the African horned viper (Vipera cerastes), and the Indian viper (Daboia Russellii). [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person. [1913 Webster]
  • Who committed To such a viper his most sacred trust Of secrecy. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Loosely, any venomous or presumed venomous snake. [PJC]
  • Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
  • Red viper (Zool.), the copperhead.
  • Viper fish (Zool.), a small, slender, phosphorescent deep-sea fish (Chauliodus Sloanii). It has long ventral and dorsal fins, a large mouth, and very long, sharp teeth.
  • Viper's bugloss (Bot.), a rough-leaved biennial herb (Echium vulgare) having showy purplish blue flowers. It is sometimes cultivated, but has become a pestilent weed in fields from New York to Virginia. Also called {blue weed}.
  • Viper's grass (Bot.), a perennial composite herb (Scorzonera Hispanica) with narrow, entire leaves, and solitary heads of yellow flowers. The long, white, carrot-shaped roots are used for food in Spain and some other countries. Called also viper grass. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'horned viper'

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  • Plume \Plume\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumed; p. pr. & vb. n. Pluming.] [Cf. F. plumer to pluck, to strip, L. plumare to cover with feathers.]
  • 1. To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink. [1913 Webster]
  • Pluming her wings among the breezy bowers. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel. [Obs.] --Bacon. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To adorn with feathers or plumes. "Farewell the plumed troop." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • Plumed adder (Zool.), an African viper (Vipera cornuta, syn. Clotho cornuta), having a plumelike structure over each eye. It is venomous, and is related to the African puff adder. Called also horned viper and hornsman.
  • Plumed partridge (Zool.), the California mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus). See Mountain quail, under Mountain. [1913 Webster]