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| serpent |
a snake. |
| slough2 |
cast-off dead tissue, such as the outer skin shed by a snake. [1/4 definitions] |
| snake |
to move or undulate in the manner of a snake. [1/6 definitions] |
| snakebite |
the bite of a snake, esp. a venomous one, or the effects it produces. |
| snakeskin |
the skin of a snake, or leather made from this. |
| snaky |
formed or moving like a snake; serpentine; twisting. [1/4 definitions] |
| viperous |
of, like, or suggestive of a venomous snake or viper; spiteful; malicious. |
| water moccasin |
a large, olive-brown, venomous snake found in the lowlands and swampy areas of the southern United States. |
| writhe |
to move by twisting or contorting the body, as a snake. [1/5 definitions] |
| zombie |
the snake god of various voodoo cults located in West Africa, Haiti, and certain parts of the southern United States. [1/5 definitions] |
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