Definition of cerberuses Cerberuses
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What does cerberuses mean?
Part of speech
🔤- cerberuses, noun, plural of cerberus.
WordNet
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| cerberus - (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon | ||
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| mythical creature, mythical monster a monster renowned in folklore and myth | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cerberus (n.)
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. - cerberus (n.)
A genus of East Indian serpents, allied to the pythons; the bokadam.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cerberus
ser′bėr-us, n. (myth.) the monster that guarded the entrance to Hades, a dog with three, according to some a hundred, heads.—adj. Cerbē′rian. [L.—Gr. Kerberos.]
Wikipedia 
- Kerberos (Latin Cerberus) is a creature in Greek mythology, like a hound (dog) with three heads. It belongs to Hades, and it guards the gate of the Greek underworld. It has a snake for a tail and its mane is made up of snakes. Cerberus is a Hellhound and is related to Chimera (part goat, part lion, part snake).
Part of speech
🔤- cerberus, noun, singular of cerberuses / cerberusses.
