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As a noun, asp means a venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).

Meanings of asp

8 meanings

noun

  1. A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).

  2. The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje).

  3. figurativeAn evil person; a snake.

  4. A type of European fish (Aspius aspius).

  5. The aspen tree.

  6. Of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adderanimal

    Similar: asp viper, Vipera aspis
  7. Cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and deathanimal

    Similar: Egyptian cobra, Naja haje
Older and rare meanings (1)
  1. archaicA water snake.

Initialism of w:Act of the Scottish Parliament.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
asp viperVipera aspis
noun: cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power ove…
Egyptian cobraNaja haje

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