"Serpens" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈsɚpənz/
Etymology: From Latin serpēns (“a snake”). Doublet of serpent. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|serpēns||a snake}} Latin serpēns (“a snake”), {{doublet|en|serpent}} Doublet of serpent Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: Serpens Categories (topical): Constellations Derived forms: Serpentis Translations (large summer constellation of the northern sky): Ὄφις (Óphis) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), الْحَيَّة (al-ḥayya) (Arabic), Serpent [masculine] (Catalan), 巨蛇座 (Jùshézuò) (Chinese Mandarin), Slangen [common-gender] (Danish), Käärme (Finnish), Serpent [feminine] (French), Schlange [feminine] (German), Όφις (Ófis) [masculine] (Greek), Höggormurinn [masculine] (Icelandic), an Phéist [feminine] (Irish), Жылан (Jylan) (Kazakh), 뱀자리 (baemjari) (Korean), Serpens [masculine] (Latin), Ular Besar (Malay), Wąż [masculine] (Polish), Serpente (Portuguese), Змея́ (Zmejá) [feminine] (Russian), Serpens (Spanish)

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