Definitions
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
Word origin
From Middle English snake, from Old English snaca (“snake, serpent, reptile”), from Proto-West Germanic *snakō (“slider, snake”), from *snakan (“to creep, slide”), related to Old High German snahhan (“to sneak, slide”). Compare also Proto-Germanic *snēkô (“creeper, crawler”).
Used in a sentence
“The man writhed like a trampled snake, and a red foam bubbled from his lips.”
“After dark the train is a lighted snake, as, even when the passengers' lights are out, each carriage has a side-light in the middle just under the eaves.”
“Near-synonyms: rat; see also Thesaurus:betrayer”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues
01“Animal without legs”5 letters
02“Legless reptile”5 letters
03“Serpent”5 letters
04“Serpentine reptile”5 letters
05“Slithering reptile”5 letters
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