serpent

ser·pent  (sûrpnt)

n.

1. A reptile of the order Serpentes; a snake.

2. often Serpent

a. In the Bible, the creature that tempted Eve.

b. Satan.

3. A subtle, sly, or treacherous person.

4. A firework that writhes while burning.

5. Music A deep-voiced wind instrument of serpentine shape, used principally from the 17th to 19th century, about 2.5 meters (8 feet) in length and made of brass or wood.

6. Serpent Serpens.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin serpns, serpent-, from present participle of serpere, to creep.]

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serpent [ˈsɜːpənt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a literary or dialect word for snake

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament a manifestation of Satan as a guileful tempter (Genesis 3:1-5)

3. a sly, deceitful, or unscrupulous person

4. (Music / Instruments) an obsolete wind instrument resembling a snake in shape, the bass form of the cornett

5. a firework that moves about with a serpentine motion when ignited

[via Old French from Latin serpēns a creeping thing, from serpere to creep; related to Greek herpein to crawl]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	serpent - limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous ophidian, snake diapsid, diapsid reptile - reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye Ophidia, Serpentes, suborder Ophidia, suborder Serpentes - snakes colubrid, colubrid snake - mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes blind snake, worm snake - wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes constrictor - any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils elapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres sea snake - any of numerous venomous aquatic viviparous snakes having a fin-like tail; of warm littoral seas; feed on fish which they immobilize with quick-acting venom viper - venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw
	2.	serpent - a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited firework, pyrotechnic - (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
	3.	serpent - an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake cornet, trumpet, trump, horn - a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

Translations

serpent [ˈsɜːpənt] N (poet) → serpiente f, sierpe f (liter)

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serpent [ˈsɜː^rpənt] n (= snake) → serpent m

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serpent

n

(liter) → Schlange f (also fig)

(Mus) → Serpent nt

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serpent [ˈsɜːp/ənt] n (liter) → serpente m

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serpent

n serpent [ˈsəːpənt]

a snake. slang ثُعْبان، حَيَّه змия had slange die Schlange φίδι serpiente madu مار käärme serpent נָחָש सांप, सर्प, भुजंग zmija kígyó ular snákur, slanga serpente へび 뱀 žaltys čūska ular slang slange wąż serpente şarpe змея had kača zmija orm งูใหญ่ yılan 蛇 гадюка, змія سانپ con rắn 大毒蛇