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ASP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death

Synonyms:

asp; Egyptian cobra; Naja haje

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("asp" is a kind of...):

cobra (venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood)

Holonyms ("asp" is a member of...):

genus Naja; Naja (cobras)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder

Synonyms:

asp; asp viper; Vipera aspis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("asp" is a kind of...):

viper (venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw)

Holonyms ("asp" is a member of...):

genus Vipera; Vipera (type genus of the Viperidae)

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