serpent
/ˈsɝpənt/ noun C1- A snake-like creature, such as a sea serpent.
- A person who is subtle, malicious, treacherous, or deceiving.
- An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).
- A kind of firework with a serpentine motion.
Plural serpents
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## The Swallow, the Serpent, and the Court of Justice
A Serpent gliding past the nest from its hole in the wall ate up the young unfledged nestlings.
## The Serpent and the Eagle
A SERPENT and an Eagle were struggling with each other in deadly conflict.
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