ˈsərb(ə)rəs, ˈsə̄b- noun
( plural cerberuses -rəsə̇z ; or cer·beri -bəˌrī)
Etymology: Latin Cerberus, three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades, from Greek Kerberos; akin to Sanskrit śabara, śabala spotted (used as name of one of the two dogs of Yama, god of the dead)
1. sometimes capitalized : watchdog , gatekeeper , custodian
2. capitalized
[New Latin, from Latin]
: a genus of East Indian water snakes (family Homalopsidae) related to and sometimes including Hurria