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any of a limbless suborder (Serpentes order Squamata) of reptiles with an elongated, scaly body, lidless eyes, and a tapering tail, some species of which have a poisonous bite; a snake.
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(myth.) Vřtra, the demon of darkness slain by Indra, the Lord of gods.
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(myth.) the planet Rāhu, eighth of the nine planet-gods, believed to eclipse the moon.
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a person who travels; a traveller.
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the sun.
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the ninth of twenty eight lunar mansions.
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a rogue; a cheat; a wicked man.