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solenoglyph Zool.|səʊˈliːnəʊglɪf|
[ad. F. solénoglyphe, mod.L. Solenoglypha (A. H. A. Duméril 1853, in Mém. Acad. Sci. XXIII. 417), f. soleno- + Gr. γλυϕή carving.]
A venomous snake belonging to a group characterized by extra venom glands and grooved fangs which can be retracted. Also as adj. Hence solenoˈglyphous a., of or pertaining to a snake of this kind.
1913G. A. Boulenger Snakes of Europe v. 56 The Proteroglyphs (Cobras, Coral-snakes, Sea-snakes) and the Solenoglyphs (Vipers, Pit-vipers, Rattlesnakes) may be regarded as the diverging extremes in the development of the poison apparatus. 1965R. & D. Morris Men & Snakes viii. 177 With the vipers, pit vipers and rattle⁓snakes, we come to..the Solenoglyphous forms... These are the so-called ‘Folding-fang’ snakes. 1968R. D. Martin tr. Wickler's Mimicry in Plants & Animals xii. 112 The vipers have the most specialised tooth-form,..a longitudinal canal that functions as a poison syringe. This condition is called solenoglyph. 1969A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles I. v. 195 If the skull of a poisonous snake is examined, whether it be a proteroglyph or a solenoglyph, it very often appears that there are two fangs in each maxilla, set side by side. |