asp
(plural: ‘asps‘)
a kind of snake:
(a)
an asp viper
any of several small very poisonous European snakes, related to vipers
(b)
an asp — Egyptian cobra
the Egyptian cobra or the Egyptian asp, found in North Africa
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(c)
an asp — a kind of moth
a kind of moth and its caterpillar
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(d)
an asp — a kind of fish
a kind of fish
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Cleopatra being bitten by an asp
The legend has it that Cleopatra, the famous Egyptian queen in Roman times, committed suicide by taking a bite from an asp… the Egyptian cobra or Egyptian asp.
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