ophidia
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Noun (1)
- snakesSynonyms: Serpentessuborder SerpentesOphidiasuborder Ophidia
Webster's Dictionary (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. [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. [1913 Webster +PJC]
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. [1913 Webster]