SERPENTRY

Etymology

Noun

serpentry (countable and uncountable, plural serpentries)

A place inhabited or infested by serpents.

All serpents and serpent-like creatures, as a collective body

Source: Wiktionary


Ser"pent*ry, n.

1. A winding like a serpent's.

2. A place inhabited or infested by serpents.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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