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What is the noun for serpent?

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serpentine
serpent
  1. A snake.
  2. (music) An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).
  3. (figuratively) A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
  4. A kind of firework with a serpentine motion.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “As soon as the noise was over, a large serpent appeared, which made us take to our heels.”
      “The sons of Horus are the deities who stand among the coils of the fire-breathing serpent.”
      “How could none of them have seen the traitorous serpent in their midst?”
serpentry
  1. A winding like that of a serpent.
  2. A place inhabited or infested by serpents.
  3. A type of behavior attributed to snakes.
serpentine
  1. (mineralogy) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of a magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure.
  2. (geology) An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.
  3. Synonyms:
serpentinite
  1. (geology) a metamorphic rock composed of serpentine minerals formed by the hydration of ultramafic rocks
serpopard
  1. A mythical animal resembling a serpent-necked leopard, known from Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian depictions.
serpentinization
  1. (geology, mineralogy) conversion of mineral or rock into serpentine.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Once extension of the adjacent crust ceases, fluid penetration through the crust is hindered and active serpentinization beneath the continental crust ceases.”
      “We have argued above that the extension of the crust, and uplift and serpentinization of the mantle, must have happened very shortly after crustal construction.”
      “Phosphorus, another indispensable element to life, is abundant in environments where serpentinization takes place.”
serpentining
serpentist
  1. Someone who plays the serpent.
serpentinizations
  1. plural of serpentinization
serpentinings
  1. plural of serpentining
serpentinites
  1. plural of serpentinite
serpentines
  1. plural of serpentine
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Try and work on his balance and collection by riding full circles, half circles, figure eights and serpentines.”
      “Schists and serpentines yield the demantoid and topazolite varieties of andradite.”
      “Its silk damask, pattered with ivory and green serpentines, is uncharacteristically bold for the period, which favored pallor.”
serpentists
  1. plural of serpentist
serpopards
  1. plural of serpopard
serpentries
  1. plural of serpentry
serpents
  1. plural of serpent
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Between the plaques the dish is covered with finely cast strapwork, birds, masks, serpents, fruit, flowers and winged horses.”
      “There were serpents, spiders, box kites, ungainly human-shaped kites wobbling in the wind, to name just a few.”
      “Spotting a snake in the grass is never simple, but it's easier to do, it seems, if you're petrified of serpents.”
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