meaning of serpent
1. Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake. See Illust. under Ophidia.
2. Fig. : A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
3. A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it passess through the air or along the ground.
4. The constellation Serpens.
5. A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone, formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.
6. To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander.
7. To wind; to encircle.
8. limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
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