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Serpent vs Wyrm - What's the difference?

serpent | wyrm |

As nouns the difference between serpent and wyrm

is that serpent is snake while wyrm is (poetic) dragon, particularly one without legs or wings.

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.

    • Related terms

    * serpentine * Old Serpent

    Verb

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

    See also

    * herpetology * lizard * reptile * snake

    Anagrams

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    wyrm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (poetic) dragon, particularly one without legs or wings
  • (poetic) snake, particularly a large one

    • See also

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