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asp

/æsp/ noun C2
  1. A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).
  2. The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje).
  3. An evil person; a snake. (figuratively)
  4. A type of European fish (Aspius aspius).
  5. The caterpillar of various types of flannel moths which induce an intense pain when their hair is touched.
  6. Any caterpillar which inflicts a sharp pain when their hair is touched.

Plural asps

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.