ALL meanings of cerastes
ce·ras·tes
C c - noun cerastes any venomous snake of the genus Cerastes, esp the horned viper 3
- noun cerastes any of a genus (Cerastes) of poisonous African snakes, esp. a viper (C. cornutus) with a hornlike spine above each eye; horned viper 3
- noun plural cerastes any of several small vipers of the genus Cerastes, including the horned viper, that have a sideways looping motion like that of a sidewinder and inhabit deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia. 1
- noun cerastes A North African viper that has a spike over each eye. 1