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Ophidia
(gcide) | Ophidion \O*phid"i*on\, n.; pl. Ophidia. [L., fr. Gr. ? little
snake, fr. 'o`fis a serpent.] (Zool.)
The typical genus of ophidioid fishes. [Written also
Ophidium.] See Illust. under Ophidioid.
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Ophidia
(gcide) | Ophidia \O*phid"i*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of
'o`fis a snake.] (Zool.)
The suborder of reptiles which includes the serpents; called
also {Serpentes}.
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Note: The most important divisions are: the Solenoglypha,
having erectile perforated fangs, as the rattlesnake;
the Proteroglypha, or elapine serpents, having
permanently erect fang, as the cobra; the Asinea, or
colubrine serpents, which are destitute of fangs; and
the Opoterodonta, or Epanodonta, blindworms, in
which the mouth is not dilatable.
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ophidia
(wn) | Ophidia
n 1: snakes [syn: Serpentes, suborder Serpentes, Ophidia,
suborder Ophidia] |
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ophidian
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suborder ophidia
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Ophidian
(gcide) | Ophidian \O*phid"i*an\, n. [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zool.)
One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent.
[1913 Webster]Ophidian \O*phid"i*an\, a. [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents.
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ophidia
(wn) | Ophidia
n 1: snakes [syn: Serpentes, suborder Serpentes, Ophidia,
suborder Ophidia] |
ophidian
(wn) | ophidian
n 1: limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous [syn:
snake, serpent, ophidian] |
suborder ophidia
(wn) | suborder Ophidia
n 1: snakes [syn: Serpentes, suborder Serpentes, Ophidia,
suborder Ophidia] |
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