1. Limbless, elongated reptile with scales; some species are venomous
   "Ophidians, or serpents, have evolved a wide variety of hunting and defence mechanisms";
   - snake, ophidian
    
2. A firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited
   "Children watched in awe as the serpent firework twisted and turned across the ground"
    
3. An obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake
   "The museum displayed a rare serpent from the 16th century"

Derived forms: serpents

Type of: cornet, diapsid, diapsid reptile, firework, horn, pyrotechnic, trump [archaic], trumpet

Part of: Ophidia, Serpentes, suborder Ophidia, suborder Serpentes

Encyclopedia: Serpent