Vertebral structure is critical for the identification of fossil snakes, because vertebrae are among the most easily fossilized parts of ophidians.
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Ophidian
//oʊˈfɪdi.ən//
Synonyms for "ophidian" (17 found)
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15 translations across 9 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- օձակերպ adj (of or pertaining to Serpentes)
Bulgarian
2 entries- змийски adj (of or pertaining to Serpentes)
- змия noun (one of the Serpentes)
Catalan
1 entries- ofídic adj (of or pertaining to Serpentes)
Finnish
2 entries- käärmemäinen adj (of or pertaining to Serpentes)
- käärme noun (one of the Serpentes)
French
2 entries- ophidien adj (of or pertaining to Serpentes)
- ophidien noun (one of the Serpentes)
Macedonian
2 entries- зми́ски adj (of or pertaining to Serpentes)
- зми́ја noun (one of the Serpentes)
Portuguese
1 entries- ofídico adj (of or pertaining to Serpentes)
Russian
2 entries- змееви́дный adj (of or pertaining to Serpentes)
- змееподо́бный adj (of or pertaining to Serpentes)
Spanish
2 entries- ofídico adj (of or pertaining to Serpentes)
- ofidio noun (one of the Serpentes)
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It has long been known that ophidians have lost not only their front legs but also every embryonic trace of these limbs and their associated shoulder girdle (to such a degree that we cannot determine how many cervical vertebrae they have).
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Siamese or double monsters are well known in saurians, chelonians, and ophidians, as are bicephalic, two-tailed and conjoined bodies (thoracodymus, ischiodymus, etc.).
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The ophidian beast began to glow eerily, and Aaron could discern a fine webwork of veins and capillaries running throughout the creature's body.
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