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Ophidia

Ophidia Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Ophidia? [n] snakes Synonyms \| Synonyms for Ophidia: Serpentes \| suborder Ophidia \| suborder Serpentes Related Terms \| Find terms related to Ophidia: See Also \| animal order \| Boidae \| Colubridae \| Crotalidae \| Elapidae \| family Boidae \| family Colubridae \| family Crotalidae \| family Elapidae \| family Hydrophidae \| family Leptotyphlopidae \| family Typhlopidae \| family Viperidae \| Hydrophidae \| Leptotyphlopidae \| ophidian \| order Squamata \| serpent \| snake \| Squamata \| Typhlopidae \| Viperidae Ophidia In Webster's Dictionary \Ophid"ia\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of 'o`fis a snake.] (Zo["o]l.) The order of reptiles which includes the serpents. 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.

Ophidia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ophidia?

[n] snakes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ophidia: Serpentes | suborder Ophidia | suborder Serpentes

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Ophidia In Webster's Dictionary

\O*phid"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of 'o`fis a
snake.] (Zo["o]l.)
The order of reptiles which includes the serpents.

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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