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Definition of desert horned viper
desert horned viper
Plural:desert horned vipers
desert horned viper Lexical Profile
CEFR
C2
Grade
10
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
A venomous species of viper (Cerastes cerastes) native to the deserts of Northern Africa and parts of the Middle East, easily recognized by the prominent, horn-like scales above its eyes and its lateral sidewinding locomotion.
Example
"During our expedition in the Sahara, we carefully avoided the heavily camouflaged desert horned viper resting just beneath the surface of the sand."
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Desert horned viper. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/desert horned viper