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]