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Definition of Aspis
1. Noun. Horned vipers.
Exact synonyms: Genus Aspis, Genus Cerastes
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Family Viperidae, Viperidae
Member holonyms: Cerastes, Cerastes Cornutus, Horned Asp, Horned Viper, Sand Viper
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Family Viperidae, Viperidae
Member holonyms: Cerastes, Cerastes Cornutus, Horned Asp, Horned Viper, Sand Viper
Definition of Aspis
1. Noun. A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) An asp or generic venomous snake ¹
3. Noun. (palynology) A prominent ring of thickened exine around a pore on a pollen grain ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aspis
1. aspic [n -PISES] - See also: aspic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aspis
Literary usage of Aspis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Greece by George Grote (1856)
"30) talks of aspis as founded by the Siculi. aspis (called by the Romans ...
A ship coming from Sicily to aspis was not under the necessity of getting round ..."
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