Associations to the word «Serpens»

SERPENS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Pseudomonadaceae   — a type of bacteria.

SERPENS, proper noun. (constellation) A large summer constellation of the northern sky said to resemble a snake. It is the only constellation consisting of two parts (Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda) separated by the constellation Ophiuchus, representing the snake handler Asclepius.

SERPENS CAPUT, proper noun. (constellation) The western half of the northern constellation Serpens, said to resemble a snake. It is said to represent the head end of the snake.

SERPENS CAUDA, proper noun. (constellation) The eastern half of the northern constellation Serpens, said to resemble a snake. It is said to represent the tail end of the snake.

SERPENS, noun. A constellation in the equatorial region of the northern hemisphere near Ophiuchus and Corona Borealis.