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Serpens
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serpens
Translingual
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Etymology
mul la serpens snake, louse, creeping animal, present participle of la serpo to creep
Proper noun
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genus family Pseudomonadaceae 1 a type of bacteria
Hypernyms
genus ; Gammaproteobacteria class 1 class; Pseudomonadales order 1 order; Pseudomonadaceae family 1 family
Hyponyms
genus Serpens flexibilis species (syn. Pseudomonas flexibilis species) sole species
See also
mul Serpentes
References
Pseudomonadaceae 1
Pseudomonadaceae 1
Pseudomonadaceae 1
genus
English
Etymology
From en la serpēns a snake. en serpent.
Pronunciation
en /ˈsɚpənz/
Proper noun
en constellation A large summer constellation of the northern sky said to resemble a snake. It is the only constellation consisting of two parts (Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda) separated by the constellation Ophiuchus, representing the snake handler Asclepius.
en 1893 E. W. Bullinger Witness of the Stars The author London 56 Here, Serpens, the serpent, is seen struggling vainly in the powerful grasp of the man who is named O-phi-u-chus. In Latin he is called Serpentarius.
Derived terms
en Serpentis
Translations
large summer constellation of the northern sky
Arabic: ar الْحَيَّة
Catalan: ca Serpent m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 巨蛇座 Jùshézuò
Danish: da Slangen c
Esperanto: eo Serpento
Finnish: fi Käärme
French: fr Serpent f
German: de Schlange f
Greek: el Όφις m
Ancient Greek: grc Ὄφις m
Icelandic: is Höggormurinn m
Irish: ga Péist f an Phéist
Kazakh: kk Жылан
Korean: ko ^뱀자리
Latin: la Serpens m
Malay: ms Ular Besar
Polish: pl Wąż m
Portuguese: pt Serpente
Russian: ru Змея́ f
Spanish: es Serpens
Anagrams
en eenprss Spenser
Spanish
es:
Proper noun
es constellation en Serpens large summer constellation of the northern sky