asp

asp

 (ăsp)

n.

Any of several venomous snakes, especially the viper Vipera aspis of southern Europe, the cobra Naja haje of Africa and the Middle East, or the horned viper.

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[Middle English aspis, from Latin, from Greek.]

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asp

(æsp)

n

1. (Animals) the venomous snake, probably Naja haje (Egyptian cobra), that caused the death of Cleopatra and was formerly used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death. See also uraeus

2. (Animals) Also called: asp viper a viper, Vipera aspis, that occurs in S Europe and is very similar to but smaller than the adder

3. (Animals) horned asp another name for horned viper

[C15: from Latin aspis, from Greek]

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asp

(æsp)

n

(Plants) an archaic name for the aspen

[Old English æspe; related to Old Norse ösp, Old High German aspa]

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asp¹

(æsp)

n.

1. any of several venomous Eurasian snakes, esp. the horned viper.

2. uraeus.

[1300–50; back formation from Middle English aspis]

asp²

(æsp)

n., adj.

aspen (defs. 1, 2).

ASP

Computers. Application Service Provider: a company that gives individuals or businesses access through the Internet to specialized software applications and other computer-related services.

[1995–2000]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	asp - of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder asp viper, Vipera aspis viper - venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw genus Vipera, Vipera - type genus of the Viperidae
	2.	asp - cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death Egyptian cobra, Naja haje genus Naja, Naja - cobras cobra - venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood

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Translations

áspid

toutain

aspic

asp

¹ [æsp] N → áspid(e) m

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asp

[ˈæsp] n (= snake) → aspic m

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asp

n (Zool) → Natter f

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asp

[æsp] n (poisonous snake) → aspide m (Zool) → cobra m inv egiziano

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