Serpentes
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Translingual
Etymology
From the plural of Latin serpens (“snake”).
Proper noun
Serpentes
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order[1]
Hyponyms
- (suborder): Booidea, Colubroidea, Typhlopoidea
- (order): Booidea, Elapoidea, Colubroidea, Viperoidea - superfamilies[1]
References
Serpentes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Serpentes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Serpentes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Serpentes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Serpentes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Serpentes at World Register of Marine Species
