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Cer•ber•us
Pronunciation: (sûr'bur-us), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ber•us•es, -ber•iPronunciation: (-bu-rī") [key] for 2.
1. Also,Kerberos. Class. Myth.a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance of the infernal regions.
2. a formidable and often surly keeper or guard.
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