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serpent

noun
🔊/ˈsɜːpənt/
🔊/ˈsɜːrpənt/
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  1. a snake, especially a large one蛇；（尤指）大蛇Topics Animalsc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin serpent- ‘creeping’, from the verb serpere.