 2 definitions found
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Proteroglypha \Pro'te*rog"ly*pha\, noun pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before
+ ? to carve.] (Zo["o]l.)
A suborder of serpents including those that have permanently
erect grooved poison fangs, with ordinary teeth behind them
in the jaws. It includes the cobras, the asps, and the sea
snakes. Called also {Proteroglyphia}.
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