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Solenoglyph
(gcide) | Solenoglyph \So*le"no*glyph\, a. (Zool.)
Pertaining to the Selenoglypha. See Ophidia. -- n. One of
the Selenoglypha.
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Solenoglypha
(gcide) | Solenoglypha \So`le*nog"ly*pha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? a
channel + ???? to engrave.] (Zool.)
A suborder of serpents including those which have tubular
erectile fangs, as the viper and rattlesnake. See Fang.
[1913 Webster]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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