Cerberus (serberus)

[L., IMG:content-0056.jpg:[graphic] Cerberus.-Antique bronze. watch-dog of the infernal regions, the offspring of the giant Typh giant Typhaon and the serpent-woman Echidna. He is usually represented with three heads, with the tail of a serpent, and with serpents round his neck. 2. [NL.] In herpet., a genus of East Indian serpents, related to the pythons, having the head entirely covered with small scales. - 3. A constellation of Hevelius, formed out of four small stars of the constellation Hercules, and now obsolete. cerca (sèr'kä), n.; pl. cercæ (-sē). [NL.] An incorrect form of cercus. cercal (sér'kal), a. [