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.
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         The horned moon with one bright star
         Within the nether tip.                   --Coleridge.
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   {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}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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            Pluming her wings among the breezy bowers. --W.
                                                  Irving.
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   2. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage;
      also, to peel. [Obs.] --Bacon. Dryden.
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   3. To adorn with feathers or plumes. "Farewell the plumed
      troop." --Shak.
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   4. To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he
      plumes himself on his skill. --South.
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   {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}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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}.]
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   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Old World venomous
      snakes belonging to {Vipera}, {Clotho}, {Daboia}, and
      other genera of the family {Viperidae}.
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            There came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on
            his hand.                             --Acts xxviii.
                                                  3.
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   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}).
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   2. A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.
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            Who committed
            To such a viper his most sacred trust
            Of secrecy.                           --Milton.
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   3. Loosely, any venomous or presumed venomous snake.
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   {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}.
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