What does ophidian mean?
Definitions for ophidian
oʊˈfɪd i ənophid·i·an
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Princeton's WordNet
snake, serpent, ophidiannoun
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
Wiktionary
ophidiannoun
One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent.
ophidianadjective
Of or pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents.
Etymology: From Ophidia, from ὄφις
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ophidian
Ophidian refers to anything relating to, resembling, or characteristic of snakes or serpents. It is also used as a scientific term for the suborder of reptiles that includes snakes.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ophidian
o-fid′i-an, n. one of the true serpents, in which the ribs are the only organs of locomotion.—adjs. Ophid′ian, Ophid′ious, pertaining to serpents: having the nature of a serpent.—ns. Ophidiā′rium, a place where serpents are confined; Ophiog′raphy, the description of serpents; Ophiol′ater, a serpent-worshipper.—adj. Ophiol′atrous.—n. Ophiol′atry, serpent-worship.—adjs. Ophiolog′ic, -al.—ns. Ophiol′ogist, one versed in ophiology; Ophiol′ogy, the study of serpents; Oph′iomancy, divination by serpents.—adjs. Ophiomor′phic, Ophiomor′phous, having the form of a serpent; Ophioph′agous, feeding on serpents.—n. Oph′ite, one of a Gnostic sect who worshipped the serpent. [Gr. ophidion, dim. of ophis, opheōs, a serpent.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ophidian in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ophidian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- ophidianCzech
- ophidianDanish
- ophidianGerman
- οφιδιανόGreek
- ofidianoEsperanto
- ofidioSpanish
- käärmemäinen, käärmeFinnish
- ophidienFrench
- ophidianIrish
- साँपHindi
- kígyószerűHungarian
- օձակերպArmenian
- ophidianIndonesian
- ofidianaItalian
- ophidianLatin
- OphidianDutch
- ofidianNorwegian
- ophidianPolish
- ofídioPortuguese
- ofidianRomanian
- змееви́дный, змееподо́бныйRussian
- ophidianSwedish
- ofidiyenTurkish
- оффідіанUkrainian
- ophidianVietnamese
- ophidianChinese
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