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serpentigenous

serpentigenous adjective: bred of a serpent.

Adjective

serpentigenous (comparative more serpentigenous, superlative most serpentigenous)

  1. (obsolete) Bred of a serpent
  2. Characteristic of the movement of a snake or worm; serpentine

Forms of serpentigenous

comparativemore serpentigenous
superlativemost serpentigenous

Origin of serpentigenous

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

Questions about serpentigenous

What does serpentigenous mean?
Serpentigenous means bred of a serpent.
What part of speech is serpentigenous?
Serpentigenous is an adjective.

Words near serpentigenous in the dictionary

  1. serpenticonic
  2. Serpentid
  3. Serpentids
  4. serpentiferous
  5. serpentiform
  6. serpentigenous
  7. serpentiginous
  8. serpentine
  9. serpentine belt
  10. serpentine belts
  11. serpentine fern

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