"serpent-eater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: serpent-eaters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} serpent-eater (plural serpent-eaters)
  1. The secretary bird.
    Sense id: en-serpent-eater-en-noun-irt9zGXi
  2. A wild goat of India and Kashmir, the markhor.
    Sense id: en-serpent-eater-en-noun-vDPqtP6A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Birds of prey, Goats Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Birds of prey: 15 85 Disambiguation of Goats: 24 76

Inflected forms

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