Serpent or The Serpent may refer to: Snake, a carnivorous reptile of the suborder Serpentes

The meaning of SERPENT is a noxious creature that creeps, hisses, or stings.

SERPENT definition: 1. a snake 2. a snake 3. a snake. Learn more.

A serpent is a snake. If you keep a serpent as a pet, you may have to get used to feeding it live mice.

There are 18 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun serpent, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

serpent in British English (ˈsɜːpənt ) noun 1. a literary or dialect word for snake

Dec 2, 2025 · The word is recorded from Middle English, and comes via Old French from Latin serpent- ‘creeping’. In proverbial and allusive reference, a serpent is taken as the type of cunning, treachery, …

2 days ago · serpent (plural serpents) (now literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one. quotations

SERPENT definition: a snake. See examples of serpent used in a sentence.

A sea serpent is a type of sea monster described in various mythologies [1] and religious texts, most notably Mesopotamian (Tiamat), Ugaritic (Yam, Tannin), Judaic (Leviathan, Rahab), ancient Greek …