Serpens

 [sur-puhnz, -penz]  

Ser·pens

   [sur-puhnz, -penz]
noun, genitive Ser·pen·tis  [ser-pen-tis] . Astronomy.
the Serpent, a constellation consisting of two separate parts, the head (Serpens Caput) and the tail (Serpens Cauda), with Ophiuchus in between.
Origin:
< Latin serpēns serpent, orig. present participle of serpere to creep, crawl; cognate with Greek hérpēs (compare herpes, herpetology)
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marking the time when the sun is at the north most point from the celestial equator occurring around June 21
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Serpens (ˈsɜːpənz)
 
—n , Latin genitive Serpentis
a faint extensive constellation situated in the N and S equatorial regions and divided into two parts, Serpens Caput (the head) lying between Ophiuchus and Boötes and Serpens Cauda (the tail) between Ophiuchus and Aquila
 
[Latin: serpent]

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