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Serpent vs Serpentry - What's the difference?

serpent | serpentry |

As nouns the difference between serpent and serpentry

is that serpent is a snake while serpentry is a winding like a serpent's.

As a verb serpent

is (label) to wind; to encircle.

serpent

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A snake.
  • (label) An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake ().
  • (label) A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
  • A kind of firework with a serpentine motion.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) To wind; to encircle.
  • (Evelyn)

    See also

    * herpetology * lizard * reptile * snake

    Anagrams

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    serpentry

    English

    Noun

    (serpentries)
  • A winding like a serpent's
  • :''The corn snake slithers around all serpentry like.
  • A place inhabited or infested by serpents.
  • A type of behavior attributed to snakes.
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