Meaning of serpent | Babel Free

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1. a snake. slang ثُعْبان، حَيَّه змия serpente had die Schlange slange φίδιserpiente madu مار käärme serpentנחש सांप, सर्प, भुजंग zmija kígyó ular snákur, slanga serpente へび 뱀 žaltys čūska ular slangslangewąż مار، منګور (اصط) دلستوڼي مار، ټك serpente şarpe змея had kača zmija orm งูใหญ่ yılan 蛇 гадюка, змія سانپ con rắn 大蛇
2. Zoology A snake.
   Zoology
3. often Serpent In the Bible, the creature that tempted Eve, identified in Christian tradition with Satan.
4. A subtle, sly, or treacherous person.
5. A firework that writhes while burning.
6. Music A deep-voiced wind instrument of serpentine shape, used principally from the 1600s to the 1800s, about 2.5 meters (8 feet) in length and made of brass or wood.
   Music
7. Serpent Serpens.
8. (Animals) a literary or dialect word for snake
9. (Bible) Old Testament a manifestation of Satan as a guileful tempter (Genesis 3:1–5)
   Old Testament
10. a sly, deceitful, or unscrupulous person

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