蛇 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adder noun A small venomous snake found across Europe, including Britain, marked with a dark zigzag pattern down its back.
- serpent noun A snake, especially a large or dangerous one, or a snake-like mythical creature.
- serpentine adj Winding and twisting like a snake.
- snake noun A long, legless reptile that moves by slithering, some species of which are venomous.
Senses
蛇 is used for these senses in English:
- adder A hog-nosed snake, of genus Heterodon of harmless colubrid snakes found in North America
- serpent (now, literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.
- serpentine Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
- snake Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptile with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
adder — full definition
- noun A small venomous snake found across Europe, including Britain, marked with a dark zigzag pattern down its back.
- noun A person or device that performs addition.
serpent — full definition
- noun A snake, especially a large or dangerous one, or a snake-like mythical creature.
- noun A cunning or treacherous person.
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