Serpens

See also: serpens

Translingual

Etymology

Latin serpens (“snake, louse, creeping animal”), present participle of serpo (“I creep”)

Proper noun

Serpens f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pseudomonadaceae – a type of bacteria.

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English

Etymology

From Latin serpēns (“a snake”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɚːpənz/

Proper noun

Serpens

  1. (astronomy) 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.

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Proper noun

Serpens ?

  1. (astronomy) Serpens (large summer constellation of the northern sky)
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