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Webster 1913 Edition
Cerberus
Cer′be-rus
,Noun.
[L. Cerberus (in sense 1), gr. [GREEK].]
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.
(Zool.)
A genus of East Indian serpents, allied to the pythons; the bokadam.
Definition 2024
Cerberus
Cerberus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos), possibly cognate with Sanskrit शबल (śabala), कर्बुर (karbura), "speckled, spotted color," from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerberós (“spotted”).
Proper noun
Cerberus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – certain water snakes.
English
Proper noun
Cerberus
- (Greek mythology) The giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon.
- (astronomy) A former constellation of the northern sky, near Hercules.
Translations
mythological three-headed dog
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