All 5 Uses of
serpent
in
The Lightning Thief
- At first I was too stunned to say anything, but as the mist retreated, coiling into a huge green serpent and slithering back into the mouth of the mummy, I cried, "Wait!†
Chpt 9serpent = snake
- Her hair was moving, writhing like serpents.†
Chpt 11 *serpents = snakes
- It had the head of a lion with a blood-caked mane, the body and hooves of a giant goat, and a serpent for a tail, a ten-foot-long diamondback growing right out of its shaggy behind.†
Chpt 13serpent = snake
- I tried to regain my balance, but I was so worried about defending myself against the fiery lion's mouth, I completely forgot about the serpent tail until it whipped around and sank its fangs into my calf.†
Chpt 13
- I tried to jab Riptide into the Chimera's mouth, but the serpent tail wrapped around my ankles and pulled me off balance, and my blade flew out of my hand, spinning out of the hole in the Arch and down toward the Mississippi River.†
Chpt 13
Definitions:
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(1)
(serpent) a snake
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
For less common senses of "serpent", see a comprehensive dictionary.