Asp may refer to:

Places

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Densbüren Densbüren is a municipality in the Aarau District of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Densbüren is first mentioned in the 14th century as ''Tensbuirron''. In 1426, it was mentioned as ''Teinspuiren''. Geography Densbüren has an ...

, Aargau, Switzerland *

Aspe Aspe (, ca-valencia, Asp) is a town and municipality located in the ''comarca'' of Vinalopó Mitjà, in the province of Alicante, Spain. The town is located in the valley of the river Vinalopó, from Alicante city. The economy of Aspe is based ...

(''Asp'' in Valencian), Alicante, Spain *

Asp Lake Asp Lake is a lake in Chisago County, Minnesota, in the United States. Asp Lake was named for the aspen trees lining the lake shore. See also *List of lakes in Minnesota This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as the "Land of 1 ...

, a lake in Minnesota

Animals

Asp (fish) The asp (''Leuciscus aspius'') is a European freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae family. It is sometimes considered by taxonomic authorities to be one of two members of the genus ''Aspius''. It is protected under Appendix III of the Bern Conventi ...

Asp (snake) "Asp" is the modern anglicisation of the word "''aspis''", which in antiquity referred to any one of several venomous snake species found in the Nile region. The specific epithet, ''aspis'', is a Greek word that means "viper".Gotch AF. 1986. '' ...

, in antiquity, one of several venomous snakes ** ''

Cerastes cerastes ''Cerastes cerastes'', commonly known as the Saharan horned viperMallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. (2003). ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. . or the desert horned viper ...

'', a viper found in the Sahara desert ** ''

Cerastes vipera ''Cerastes vipera'', common names Sahara sand viper and Avicenna viper,Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. . is a viper spe ...

'', a viper found in the Sahara desert **

Egyptian cobra The Egyptian cobra (''Naja haje''), also known as Ouraeus ''(derived from the Ancient Greek word: ''οὐραῖος'' - )'', is one of the most venomous snakes in North Africa, which has caused many snakebite incidents to humans. It averages rou ...

, a venomous snake found in North Africa and parts of the Middle East ** ''

Vipera aspis ''Vipera aspis'' is a viper species found in southwestern Europe. Its common names include asp, asp viper,Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Krieger Publishing Company, Malaba ...

'', a viper found in Europe * ''

Megalopyge opercularis ''Megalopyge opercularis'' is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It has numerous common names, including southern flannel moth for its adult form, and puss caterpillar, asp, Italian asp, Fire caterpillar, woolly slug, opossum bug, puss moth, t ...

'', asp caterpillar or tree asp, a venomous caterpillar

People

Nathan Aspinall Nathan Aspinall (born 15 July 1991) is an English professional darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the 2019 UK Open with a 170 checkout in the final leg against former World Champion Rob Cross. ...

, nicknamed "The Asp", English darts player *

Ninnie Asp Ninnie Asp (born 1950) is a Swedish contemporary silversmith. Asp studied at in Stockholm, from 1967 to 1970. Her work is included in the Nationalmuseum in Sweden. Publications * * References

Living people 1950 births Swedish sil ...

(born 1950), Swedish silversmith

Other uses

Aspartic acid Aspartic acid (symbol Asp or D; the ionic form is known as aspartate), is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. Like all other amino acids, it contains an amino group and a carboxylic acid. Its α-amino group is in the pro ...

, an amino acid, which is abbreviated as "Asp" * ''Aspasia'' (plant), an orchid genus, abbreviated "Asp." *

Asp (comics) Asp (Cleo Nefertiti) is a former supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as a member of the villainous Serpent Society as well as the group BAD Girls, Inc., an all-female group o ...

, snake-themed supervillain *

Asp (rocket) ASP, (Atmospheric Sounding Projectile is the designation of an American sounding rocket family. ASP-I was used to sample nuclear explosions and resultant clouds The ASP was the fastest single stage sounding rocket when developed. The Asp was manuf ...

, a sounding rocket