Reverse Dictionary: SERPENT

NOUNS
► ADDER a serpent → c950 obs.
► BASILICOCK a fabulous reptile, also called a ‘cockatrice,’ alleged to be hatched by a serpent from a cock’s egg; ancient authors stated that its hissing drove away all other serpents, and that its breath and even its look was fatal → 1340 obs.
► BASILISK a fabulous reptile, also called a ‘cockatrice,’ alleged to be hatched by a serpent from a cock’s egg; ancient authors stated that its hissing drove away all other serpents, and that its breath and even its look was fatal → a1300
► EINATTER a serpent → 1851 Eng. dial.
► JACULE a serpent that darts on its prey → 1572 obs.
► SIREN an imaginary species of serpent → 1340 obs.