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English noun: serpent | |||
| 1. | serpent (animal) limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous | ||
| Synonyms | ophidian, snake | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | diapsid, diapsid reptile | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blind snake, colubrid, colubrid snake, constrictor, elapid, elapid snake, sea snake, viper, worm snake | ||
| Member meronym | Ophidia, Serpentes, suborder Ophidia, suborder Serpentes | ||
| 2. | serpent (artifact) a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | firework, pyrotechnic | ||
| 3. | serpent (artifact) an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cornet, horn, trump, trumpet | ||
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