Serpentes

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See also: serpentes and serpentés

Translingual

Etymology

From the plural of Latin serpens (snake).

Proper noun

Serpentes

  1. The snakes
    1. A taxonomic suborder within the order Squamata.
    2. A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248