Ophidia
蛇亞目
O·phid·i·a prop. n. pl. Zool. The suborder of reptiles which includes the serpents; called also {Serpentes}.
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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O·phid·i·on n.; pl. Ophidia Zool. The typical genus of ophidioid fishes. [Written also Ophidium.] See Illust. under Ophidioid.
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Ophidia
n : snakes [syn: Serpentes, suborder Serpentes, suborder
Ophidia]