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  • 51Mia (given name) — For other uses, see Mia (disambiguation). Mia Pronunciation /ˈmaɪ.ə/ my ə /ˈmiː.ə/ mee ə …

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  • 53Asp —    (Heb. pethen), Deut. 32:33; Job 20:14, 16; Isa. 11:8. It was probably the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje), which was very poisonous (Rom. 3:13; Gr. aspis). The Egyptians worshipped it as the uraeus, and it was found in the desert and in the fields …

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  • 54asp — [asp] noun 1》 (also asp viper) a small viper with an upturned snout. [Vipera aspis.] 2》 the Egyptian cobra. [Naja haje.] 3》 a large predatory freshwater fish of the carp family. [Aspius aspius.] Origin ME: from L. aspis, from Gk …

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  • 55asp — n adder, European viper, Egyptian cobra, horned viper, Archaeol. uraeus, venomous snake or serpent, krait …

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  • 56asp — I. /æsp / (say asp) noun 1. any of several poisonous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra, Naja naja, said to have caused Cleopatra s death, and much used by snake charmers. 2. the common European viper or adder. 3. Archaeology → uraeus. {Latin… …

  • 57asp — ► NOUN 1) a small viper with an upturned snout. 2) the Egyptian cobra. ORIGIN Greek aspis …

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  • 58asp — asp1 [asp] n. [ME < OFr aspe < L aspis < Gr; prob. < aspis, shield (in reference to the shape of the hood)] any of several small, poisonous snakes of Africa, Arabia, and Europe, as the horned viper, Egyptian cobra, or a European viper …

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  • 59haje — ˈhäjē noun ( s) Etymology: Arabic ḥayyah snake : an Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) …

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  • 60Wadjet — ▪ Egyptian goddess also spelled  Wadjit , also called  Buto ,  Uto , or  Edjo        cobra goddess of ancient Egypt. Depicted as a cobra twined around a papyrus stem, she was the tutelary goddess of Lower Egypt. Wadjet and Nekhbet, the vulture… …

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