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Cerberus
Cerberus Cer"be*rus, n. [L. Cerberus (in sense 1), gr. ?.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A monster, in the shape of a three-headed dog, guarding the entrance into the infernal regions, Hence: Any vigilant custodian or guardian, esp. if surly. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of East Indian serpents, allied to the pythons; the bokadam.
Vipera or Pelias berus
Adder Ad"der, n. [OE. addere, naddere, eddre, AS. n[ae]dre, adder, snake; akin to OS. nadra, OHG. natra, natara, Ger. natter, Goth. nadrs, Icel. na[eth]r, masc., na[eth]ra, fem.: cf. W. neidr, Gorn. naddyr, Ir. nathair, L. natrix, water snake. An adder is for a nadder.] 1. A serpent. [Obs.] ``The eddre seide to the woman.' --Wyclif. Gen. iii. 4. ) 2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera. The common European adder is the Vipera (or Pelias) berus. The puff adders of Africa are species of Clotho. (b) In America, the term is commonly applied to several harmless snakes, as the milk adder, puffing adder, etc. (c) Same as Sea Adder. Note: In the sculptures the appellation is given to several venomous serpents, -- sometimes to the horned viper (Cerastles).

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- subspecies are recognised, including the nominate subspecies, Vipera berus berus described here. The snake is not considered to be threatened, though...
- Berus is a village in the muni****lity of Überherrn in the district of Saarlouis, Saarland, southwestern Germany. Until December 1973, Berus was a muni****lity...
- Bérus is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Communes of the Sarthe department "Répertoire national...
- leaving only Berus to fight them. Tarek incapacitates Berus, who is nearly choked to death by Steinhoff until Tarek convinces him not to kill Berus. The film...
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- Beru Airport (IATA: BEZ, ICAO: NGBR) is the airport serving Beru Island. The island is located in the Kingsmill Group of the South Gilbert Islands in the...
- BERU Group is a listed public company since October 1997. The company was founded as a spark plug factory by Julius Behr and Albert Ruprecht in 1912. The...
- phospholipase A2 genes from Vipera aspis aspis, V. aspis zinnikeri and Vipera berus berus venom" (PDF). European Journal of Biochemistry. 270 (13): 2697–2706....
- Beru is an atoll in the Southern Gilbert Islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of the Republic of Kiribati. Beru was previously known as Eliza, Francis Island...
- Anka Berus (1903–1991), was a Yugoslavian Croatian communist politician. She was a member of the resistance during the Second World War. In 1945, she...