serpentiferousadj.
/səːpənˈtɪfərəs/ rare.
1. Bearing or containing a serpent.
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horned1382
branched1509
filleted1611
serpentiferous1743
honeycombed1855
skeuomorphic1889
thistledown1889
Paisley1913
1743 W. Stukeley Abury 62 This sacred figure of the alate and serpentiferous circle.
2. Abounding in serpents.
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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > infested with (abounding in snakes)
serpentful1558
snaky1856
serpentiferous1905
1905 W. E. Geil Yankee in Pigmy Land iv. 45 This road was emphatically serpentine, if not serpentiferous.
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adj.1743