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asp Definition


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asp
noun
    1. Any of various small venomous S European snakes, often with dark slanting markings on the back of the body, and an upturned snout.
    2. The Egyptian cobra, a venomous African snake, said to have caused the death of the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.
Etymology: 14c: from Greek aspis.



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