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asp

(ăsp)

Any of several venomous snakes, especially the viper Vipera aspis of southern Europe, the cobra Naja haje of Africa and the Middle East, or the horned viper.

[Middle English aspis, from Latin, from Greek.]

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asp

(æsp)

1. (Animals) the venomous snake, probably Naja haje (Egyptian cobra), that caused the death of Cleopatra and was formerly used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death. See also uraeus

2. (Animals) Also called: asp viper a viper, Vipera aspis, that occurs in S Europe and is very similar to but smaller than the adder

3. (Animals) horned asp another name for horned viper

[C15: from Latin aspis, from Greek]

asp

(æsp)

(Plants) an archaic name for the aspen

[Old English æspe; related to Old Norse ösp, Old High German aspa]

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asp¹

(æsp)

n.

1. any of several venomous Eurasian snakes, esp. the horned viper.

2. uraeus.

[1300–50; back formation from Middle English aspis]

asp²

(æsp)

n., adj.

aspen (defs. 1, 2).

ASP

Computers. Application Service Provider: a company that gives individuals or businesses access through the Internet to specialized software applications and other computer-related services.

[1995–2000]

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Noun	1.	asp - of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder asp viper, Vipera aspis viper - venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw genus Vipera, Vipera - type genus of the Viperidae
	2.	asp - cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death Egyptian cobra, Naja haje genus Naja, Naja - cobras cobra - venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood

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áspid

toutain

aspic

asp

¹ [æsp] N → áspid(e) m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

asp

[ˈæsp] n (= snake) → aspic m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

asp

n (Zool) → Natter f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

asp

[æsp] n (poisonous snake) → aspide m (Zool) → cobra m inv egiziano

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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