 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Ophidia
noun: snakes [syn: {Serpentes}, {suborder Serpentes}, {suborder
Ophidia}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ophidion \O*phid"i*on\, noun; pl. {Ophidia}. [L., fr. Gr. ? little
snake, fr. 'o'fis a serpent.] (Zo["o]l.)
The typical genus of ophidioid fishes. [Written also
{Ophidium}.] See Illust. under {Ophidioid}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ophidia \O*phid"i*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of
'o'fis a snake.] (Zo["o]l.)
The suborder of reptiles which includes the serpents; called
also {{Serpentes}}.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
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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