Serpens Definition

sûrpənz, -pĕnz
noun
An equatorial constellation split into two separate regions, Serpens Caput (head) and Serpens Cauda (tail), on opposite sides of Ophiuchus.
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pronoun

(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.

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Origin of Serpens

  • Latin Serpēns from serpēns serpent serpent

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin serpÄ“ns (“a snake").

    From Wiktionary

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