a serpent is a form of:

Serpent



noun
1.
(a snake, esp., a large one, a sly treacherous person) សត្វពស់ធំ, ខ្លុយដូចពស់ (ឧបករណ៍ភ្លេង), របស់ដែលបត់ បែនដូចពស់, មនុស្សកំណាចវៀចវេរ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The constellation Serpens.
2.
Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake.
3.
(FIGURATIVE) A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
4.
A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it passess through the air or along the ground.
5.
A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone, formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.
verb
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander.
1.
To wind, to encircle