Definitions for ophidianoʊˈfɪd i ən
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•phid•i•anoʊˈfɪd i ən(adj.)
belonging or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes (formerly Ophidia), comprising the snakes.
Category: Reptiles and Amphibians
(n.)a snake.
Category: Reptiles and Amphibians
Origin of ophidian:
1820–30; < NL Ophidi(a) (pl.) (< Gk ophídion <óph(is) serpent
Princeton's WordNet
snake, serpent, ophidian(noun)
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
Wiktionary
ophidian(Noun)
One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent.
ophidian(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents.
Origin: From Ophidia, from ὄφις
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