serpent
English Thesaurus
1. limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | diapsid, diapsid reptile, |
definition | : | reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | colubrid, colubrid snake, |
definition | : | mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | blind snake, worm snake, |
definition | : | wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | constrictor, |
definition | : | any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | elapid, elapid snake, |
definition | : | any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | sea snake, |
definition | : | any of numerous venomous aquatic viviparous snakes having a fin-like tail; of warm littoral seas; feed on fish which they immobilize with quick-acting venom (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | viper, |
definition | : | venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw (noun.animal) |
2. an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | cornet, horn, trump, trumpet, |
definition | : | a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves (noun.artifact) |
3. a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | firework, pyrotechnic, |
definition | : | (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. (noun.artifact) |
4. limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous (noun.animal)
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