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Ophidia
Pronunciation : O*phid"i*a
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: The order of reptiles which includes the serpents.
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.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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