ophidian
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- limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomousSynonyms: snakeserpentType of diapsid, diapsid reptileKinds sea snake, blind snake, colubrid snake, constrictor, elapid, viperMember of Serpentes, suborder Serpentes
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
O·phid′i·an noun
Origin: Cf. F. ophidien.
Zoology One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent.
O·phid′i·an adjective
Origin: Cf. F. ophidien.
Zoology Of or pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54