Serpens

[ sur-puhnz, -penz ]

noun

, Astronomy.

, genitive Ser·pen·tis [ser-, pen, -tis].

1. the Serpent, a constellation consisting of two separate parts, the head Serpens Caput and the tail Serpens Cauda, with Ophiuchus in between.

Serpens

/ ˈsɜːpənz /

noun

1. a faint extensive constellation situated in the N and S equatorial regions and divided into two parts, Serpens Caput (the head) lying between Ophiuchus and Boötes and Serpens Cauda (the tail) between Ophiuchus and Aquila

Word History and Origins

Origin of Serpens¹

< Latin serpēns serpent, originally present participle of serpere to creep, crawl; cognate with Greek hérpēs ( herpes, herpetology )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Serpens¹

Latin: serpent

Example Sentences

Also look at the stars in the head of Serpens, several of which form a figure like a letter X.

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We now pass northward to the region covered by map No. 14, including the remainder of Ophiuchus and Serpens.

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Est utique ut serpens hominis contacta salivis.Disperit, ac sese mandendo conficit ipsa.

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Grandmother—ingress of Crab—conjunction of Scorpio with Serpens—moon in eleventh house.

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Lequel engin, pour le mal quil faisait (pire que le venin des serpens), fut nomm serpentine, &c.

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