"serpentry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: serpentries [plural]
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  1. A place inhabited or infested by serpents. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-serpentry-en-noun-gVAfVOVM Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms suffixed with -ry, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 51 49
  2. All serpents and serpent-like creatures, as a collective body Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-serpentry-en-noun-7miXcJXq Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ry, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 51 49

Inflected forms

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