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nounlimbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomoustype of:
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nouna firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignitedtype of:
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nounan obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake
Definition that contains serpent
- serpent a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited
- chimera (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
- nessie a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland
- serpentine resembling a serpent in form
- quetzalcoatl an Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent
- snaky resembling a serpent in form
- basilisk (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance
- snakelike resembling a serpent in form
- rauwolfia serpentina East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents
- rauwolfia any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina