serpent 
1. limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous (Freq. 5) • Syn: snake, ophidian • Derivationally related forms: snaky (for: snake) • Hypernyms: diapsid, diapsid reptile • Hyponyms: colubrid snake, colubrid, blind snake, worm snake, constrictor, elapid, elapid snake, sea snake, viper • Member Holonyms: Serpentes, suborder Serpentes, Ophidia, suborder Ophidia 2. a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited • Hypernyms: firework, pyrotechnic 3. an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake • Hypernyms: cornet, horn, trumpet, trump
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