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Serpens
[ sur-puhnz, -penz ]
noun
, Astronomy.
, genitive Ser·pen·tis [ser-, pen, -tis].
- the Serpent, a constellation consisting of two separate parts, the head Serpens Caput and the tail Serpens Cauda, with Ophiuchus in between.
Serpens
/ ˈsɜːpənz /
noun
- a faint extensive constellation situated in the N and S equatorial regions and divided into two parts, Serpens Caput (the head) lying between Ophiuchus and Boötes and Serpens Cauda (the tail) between Ophiuchus and Aquila
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Serpens1
< Latin serpēns serpent, originally present participle of serpere to creep, crawl; cognate with Greek hérpēs ( herpes, herpetology )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Serpens1
Latin: serpent
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Example Sentences
Also look at the stars in the head of Serpens, several of which form a figure like a letter X.
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We now pass northward to the region covered by map No. 14, including the remainder of Ophiuchus and Serpens.
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Est utique ut serpens hominis contacta salivis.Disperit, ac sese mandendo conficit ipsa.
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Grandmother—ingress of Crab—conjunction of Scorpio with Serpens—moon in eleventh house.
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Lequel engin, pour le mal quil faisait (pire que le venin des serpens), fut nomm serpentine, &c.
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