serpent

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serpent noun /ˈsɜːpənt/ , /ˈsɝpənt/
(now, literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.	Schlange, Wurm
(musical instruments) An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).	Serpent

sea serpent: Seeschlange
he that has been bitten by a serpent is afraid of a rope: gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer
serpent-like: serpens

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