serpent — meaning in English

English meaning

• serpent noun A snake, especially a large or dangerous one, or a snake-like mythical creature.
• snake noun A long, legless reptile that moves by slithering, some species of which are venomous.

Senses

serpent is used for these senses in English:

• Serpens (constellation) A large summer constellation of the northern sky said to resemble a snake. It is the only constellation consisting of two parts (Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda) separated by the constellation Ophiuchus, representing the snake handler Asclepius.
• serpent (now, literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.
• snake Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptile with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.

serpent — full definition

1. noun A snake, especially a large or dangerous one, or a snake-like mythical creature.
2. noun A cunning or treacherous person.

snake — full definition

1. noun A long, legless reptile that moves by slithering, some species of which are venomous.
2. noun Informally, a deceitful or untrustworthy person.
3. verb To move or wind in a curving, twisting path.
4. verb To clear a blocked pipe using a long, flexible plumbing tool.

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