English

Etymology
from Latin serpere to creep

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-serpent.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. A snake.
2. musici A musical instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (w:Serpent (instrument)|Wikipedia article).

Related terms
serpentine

Hebrew: נ�ש m
Indonesian: ular
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Italian: serpente m
Japanese: � (��, hebi)
Korean: � (baem)
Latin: serpens
Macedonian: зми�а f
Nahuatl: coatl
Polish: w�ż m
Portuguese: serpente f
Romanian: �arpe m
Russian: зме� (zmeya)
Serbian: zmija f, guja f
Spanish: serpiente f, sierpe f italbrac|archaic
Swedish: orm c
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trans-top|a musical instrument
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ttbc|Catalan: serp f
ttbc|German: Wurm m (poetic)
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ttbc|Norwegian: slange
ttbc|Slovak: had m
ttbc|Telugu: పామ� (paamu)
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See also
herpetology
lizard
reptile
snake

Catalan

Noun
serpent

1. snake

Synonyms
serp

Category:ca:Reptiles

Dutch

Noun
serpent n

1. snake
2. an unpleasant, spiteful person

Category:nl:Reptiles

French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /s��.p��/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /sER.pA~/

Noun
serpent

1. snake

Category:Reptiles
Category:fr:Snakes

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