
n.
- A large, valved, brass wind instrument with a bass pitch; a tuba or a sousaphone.
- An instrument similar to the serpent but shaped like a bassoon, used primarily in military bands in the early 19th century.
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A variety of upright serpent invented in the 1790s.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the lowest brass wind instrument
Synonyms: sousaphone, tuba
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Serpent is a synonym for snake.
Serpent and similar can also mean:
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