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cerastae

cerastae is the plural of cerastes.

Meaning of cerastes

Noun

cerastes (plural cerastae)

  1. A very flexible horned serpent in Greek legend, said to have no spine and to hide its head in the sand awaiting prey.

Questions about cerastae

What is cerastae the plural of?
Cerastae is the plural of cerastes.

Words near cerastae in the dictionary

  1. ceras
  2. cerasee
  3. cerasin
  4. cerasine
  5. cerasins
  6. cerastae
  7. cerastes
  8. cerastium
  9. cerastiums
  10. cerastocytin
  11. cerata

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