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 Translation for 'serpent' from English to Icelandic
NOUN   a serpent | serpents
SYNO ophidian | serpent | snake
dýr
eiturnaðra {kv}
serpent
dýr
eiturslanga {kv}
serpent
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Translation for 'serpent' from English to Icelandic

serpent
eiturnaðra {kv}dýr

eiturslanga {kv}dýr
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Usage Examples English
  • It is known as the site of the serpent d'océan, a giant sea serpent sculpture by artist Huang Yong Ping.
  • The mountain serpent eagle ("Spilornis kinabaluensis"), also known as the Kinabalu serpent eagle, is a bird of prey that is found in northern Borneo.
  • The Great Serpent Mound, a serpent-shaped effigy mound of the Fort Ancient culture, is located within Bratton Township, along with much of the Serpent Mound crater.
  • According to the Suda, Delphi took its name from the Delphyne, the she-serpent ("drakaina") who lived there and was killed by the god Apollo (in other accounts the serpent was the male serpent ("drakon") Python).
  • The Knucker is said to have wings, and is sometimes described as a sea serpent.

  • Professor Biwu Shang also cites another tale about serpent-slaying, “The Great Serpent”.
  • When the hero Tylon or Tylus ('knot' or 'phallus') was fatally bitten by a poisonous serpent, his sister Moria appealed to Damasen to avenge her brother.
  • The tempting Serpent is depicted as a bipedal salamander-like creature because it was assumed that the serpent could walk before God's curse compelled it to crawl and eat dust.
  • As the serpent eventually corners Sigurd's children, he comes to and realizes that returning the baby serpent will end the danger.
  • At the start of the round, each serpent grows until it reaches a set length.

  • The Serpent Mother is a [...] sculpture of a skeletal serpent coiled around her egg.
  • The name [...] is derived from [...] (serpent) and [...] (male), thus "male serpent".
  • A Midrash explained that because the serpent was the first to speak slander in [...] , God punished the Israelites by means of serpents in [...] when they spoke slander.
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