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1. (n.) asp
any of several venomous Eurasian snakes, esp. the horned viper.
Etymology: (1300–50; back formation from ME aspis)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) asp, asp viper, Vipera aspis
of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
2. (noun) asp, Egyptian cobra, Naja haje
cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) asp
same as Aspen
2. (noun) asp
a small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the Naja haje. The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to Vipera aspis of southern Europe. See Haje
3. (noun) asp
one of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially the Populus tremula, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. asp
a poisonous Egyptian viper of uncertain species.
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