Etymology

serpentigenous

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Today it means: Bred of a serpent Full definition →

Latin serpens
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  1. Latin · derived fromserpentigena
  2. Latin · derived fromserpens
  3. English todayserpentigenous

From Latin serpens + -entis (“a serpent”) + -genous. Compare Latin serpentigena.

Words from the same roots

Latinserpens all →

serpentSerpensSerpens CaputSerpens Caudaserpentiform

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