Definition of Ophidia

1. Noun. Snakes.

Exact synonyms: Serpentes, Suborder Ophidia, Suborder Serpentes
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Order Squamata, Squamata
Member holonyms: Ophidian, Serpent, Snake, Colubridae, Family Colubridae, Family Typhlopidae, Typhlopidae, Family Leptotyphlopidae, Leptotyphlopidae, Boidae, Family Boidae, Elapidae, Family Elapidae, Family Hydrophidae, Hydrophidae, Family Viperidae, Viperidae, Crotalidae, Family Crotalidae

Definition of Ophidia

1. n. pl. The order of reptiles which includes the serpents.

Medical Definition of Ophidia

1. The order of reptiles which includes the serpents. 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. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, dim. Of a snake. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ophidia

operettists
operon
operon
operons
operose
operosely
operoseness
operosenesses
opes
ophelic
Opheodrys
Opheodrys aestivus
Opheodrys vernalis
ophiasis
ophidia (current term)
Ophidia
ophidian
ophidian
ophidians
ophidiasis
Ophidiidae
ophidioid
ophidion
ophidiophobia
ophidism
ophidism
Ophiodon
Ophiodontidae
Ophiodon elongatus
Ophioglossaceae

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