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serpent, term sometimes used to designate the larger species of snakes snake, common name for an elongated, limbless reptile of the order Squamata, which also includes the lizards. Most snakes live on the ground, but some are burrowers, arboreal, or aquatic; one group is exclusively marine. In temperate climates they hibernate.
..... Click the link for more information. in mythology and folklore, a name often applied to any sinuous, crawling creature, chiefly to a snake. No sea serpents have been discovered to substantiate the legends about them, although some accounts, such as stories of the so-called Loch Ness monster in Scotland, have received wide publicity. Large squids, octopuses, whales, dolphins, seals, and other sea animals are sometimes described as sea serpents. In religion and art, the serpent sometimes symbolizes Satan (Rev. 20.2), or the phallus (see phallic worship phallic worship (făl`ĭk), worship of the reproductive powers of nature as symbolized by the male generative organ.
..... Click the link for more information. ). See also dragon dragon, mythical beast usually represented as a huge, winged, fire-breathing reptile. For centuries the dragon has been prominent in the folklore of many peoples; thus, its physical characteristics vary greatly and include combinations of numerous animals.
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serpent

1. a literary or dialect word for snake

2. Old Testament a manifestation of Satan as a guileful tempter (Genesis 3:1--5)

3. an obsolete wind instrument resembling a snake in shape, the bass form of the cornett

serpent

subtly deceives Eve in the Garden. [O.T.: Genesis 3:1]

See : Cunning

serpent

sheds skin to renew its life. [Gk. Myth.: Gaster, 37]

See : Immortality

serpent

coaxes Eve to eat forbidden fruit. [O.T.: Genesis 3:1–5]

See : Temptation

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