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Ophidian

//oʊˈfɪdi.ən// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic of a snake or serpent.

    "The ophidian beast began to glow eerily, and Aaron could discern a fine webwork of veins and capillaries running throughout the creature's body."

Noun
  1. 1
    Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.

    "Vertebral structure is critical for the identification of fossil snakes, because vertebrae are among the most easily fossilized parts of ophidians."

  2. 2
    limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin ophidia (from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”)) + -ian.

Etymology 2

From Latin ophidia (from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”)) + -ian.

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