What is another word for Asps?

Pronunciation: [ˈasps] (IPA)

Asps are venomous snakes that are commonly found in northern Africa and parts of Europe and Asia. The word "asps" has several synonyms that are often used interchangeably. One synonym is "viper," which refers to any venomous snake. Other synonyms include "cobra," "serpent," and "adder." "Copperhead" and "moccasin" are also synonyms, but they refer specifically to species of venomous snakes that are native to North America. Asps have been associated with mythology and religion for centuries, and their deadly venom has made them a symbol of danger and death. Regardless of the synonym used, encountering an asp should be taken seriously and avoided whenever possible.

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  • Independent

    • Proper noun, singular
      PHS.
    • Noun, plural
      PHAS.
  • Other Related

    • Proper noun, singular
      spa, PSO.

What are the hypernyms for Asps?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Asps

The two men had just ridden into the quaking Asps when a man coming out of the Gap almost rode into them.
"Nan of Music Mountain"
Frank H. Spearman
So much for the snakes, Asps, adders, basilisks, cockatrices, and fiery flying serpents of The Desert!
"Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846"
James Richardson
But the people of Seleucia had reason to commend the wisdom of Aesop's fable of the wallet, seeing their general Surena carrying a bag full of loose Milesian stories before him, but keeping behind him a whole Parthian Sybaris in his many wagons full of concubines; like the vipers and Asps people talk of, all the foremost and more visible parts fierce and terrible with spears and arrows and horsemen, but the rear terminating in loose women and castanets, music of the lute, and midnight revellings.
"Plutarch-Lives-of-the-noble-Grecians-and-Romans"
Clough, Arthur Hugh

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