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serpiente — 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.
  • snake noun A long, legless reptile that moves by slithering, some species of which are venomous.
  • traitor noun A person who betrays their country, cause, or the trust placed in them.

Senses

serpiente 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.
  • snake Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptile with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
  • traitor (by extension) One who betrays any confidence or trust.

adder — full definition

  1. noun A small venomous snake found across Europe, including Britain, marked with a dark zigzag pattern down its back.
  2. noun A person or device that performs addition.

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.

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