CERBERUS

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• CERBERUS (noun)
  The noun CERBERUS has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon

  Familiarity information: CERBERUS used as a noun is very rare.

• CERBERUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Cerberus; hellhound

Hypernyms ("Cerberus" is a kind of...):

mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

 Context examples 

Cerberus (267 aa, ~30 kDa) is encoded by the human CER1 gene.

(Cerberus, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes cerberus protein, may play a role in mesoderm formation.

(CER1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

But he did not meet that exalted personage, thanks to a Cerberus of an office boy, of tender years and red hair, who guarded the portals.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)