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Definition of serpent noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

serpent

noun

/ˈsɜːpənt/

/ˈsɜːrpənt/

(literary)

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a snake, especially a large oneTopics Animalsc2
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin serpent- ‘creeping’, from the verb serpere.

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