SERPENT


Meaning of SERPENT in English

/ ˈsɜːpənt; NAmE ˈsɜːrp-/ noun

( literary ) a snake, especially a large one

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : via Old French from Latin serpent- creeping, from the verb serpere .

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