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opheodrys |
opheodrys aestivus |
opheodrys vernalis |
ophicleide |
ophidia |
ophidian
| ophidiidae
| ophidioid
| ophidion
| ophidious
| ophidism
ophidian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ophidian has 1 sense
- ophidian(n = noun.animal) serpent, snake - limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous; Array is a kind of diapsid, diapsid reptile
is a member of ophidia, serpentes, suborder ophidia, suborder serpentes
has particulars: colubrid, colubrid snake, blind snake, worm snake, constrictor, elapid, elapid snake, sea snake, viper
CIDE DICTIONARY
ophidian, n. [Cf. F. ophidien.].
One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent. [1913 Webster]
ophidian, a. [Cf. F. ophidien.].
Of or pertaining to the Ophidia ; belonging to serpents. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ophidian, n. & adj.
--n. any reptile of the suborder Serpentes (formerly Ophidia), including snakes.
--adj.
1 of or relating to this group.
2 snakelike.
--n. any reptile of the suborder Serpentes (formerly Ophidia), including snakes.
--adj.
1 of or relating to this group.
2 snakelike.
Etymology
mod.L Ophidia f. Gk ophis snake
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