SERPENT


Meaning of SERPENT in English

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~-, serpens, from present participle of serpere to creep; akin to Greek herpein to creep, Sanskrit sarpati he creeps Date: 13th century 1. a noxious creature that creeps, hisses, or stings, snake , devil 1, a treacherous person

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