nounWord forms: Latin genitiveSerpentis (səˈpɛntɪs)
a faint extensive constellation situated in the N and S equatorial regions and divided into two parts, Serpens Caput (the head) lying between Ophiuchus and Boötes and Serpens Cauda (the tail) between Ophiuchus and Aquila
Word origin
Latin: serpent
Serpens in American English
(ˈsɜrpɛnz)
noun
an equatorial constellation split into two separate regions, ˈSerpens Caput (ˈkeɪpət) ; ˈkæpət) (head) and ˈSerpens Cauda (ˈkɔdə) (tail), on opposite sides of Ophiuchus