Serpent (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a snake.
  2. a wily, treacherous, or malicious person.
  3. the Devil; Satan. Genesis 3:1–5.
  4. a firework that burns with a serpentine motion or flame.
  5. an obsolete wooden wind instrument with a serpentine shape and a deep, coarse tone.
  6. the constellation Serpens.
noun
  1. a literary or dialect word for snake
  2. a manifestation of Satan as a guileful tempter (Genesis 3:1–5)
  3. a sly, deceitful, or unscrupulous person
  4. 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
Serpent (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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