opisthoglyphicadj.

Brit.

/ə(ʊ)ˌpɪsθəˈɡlɪfɪk/, U.S.

/əˌpɪsθoʊˈɡlɪfɪk/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French opisthoglyphe , -ic suffix; Latin Opisthoglypha , -ic suffix.

Etymology: Either < French opisthoglyphe opisthoglyph n. + -ic suffix, or < scientific Latin Opisthoglypha, former group name (see opisthoglyph n.) + -ic suffix. Compare slightly later opisthoglyph n. and earlier opisthoglyph adj.

Zoology.

= opisthoglyphous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > having grooved teeth

proteroglyph1858

opisthoglyph1882

opisthoglyphic1890

opisthoglyphous1895

proteroglyphous1895

1890 Cent. Dict. Opisthoglyphic, having grooved back teeth; of or pertaining to the Opisthoglyphia.

1968 R. D. Martin tr. W. Wickler Mimicry in Plants & Animals xii. 120 The genus Erythrolamprus contains both opisthoglyphic and aglyphic forms.

1994 C. Berthier tr. R. Bauchot et al. Snakes 40 Opisthoglyphic colubrids..are mostly found among the ‘Homalopsinae’..and the ‘Boiginae’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opisthoglyphic
释义	opisthoglyphicadj. Brit. /ə(ʊ)ˌpɪsθəˈɡlɪfɪk/, U.S. /əˌpɪsθoʊˈɡlɪfɪk/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French opisthoglyphe , -ic suffix; Latin Opisthoglypha , -ic suffix. Etymology: Either < French opisthoglyphe opisthoglyph n. + -ic suffix, or < scientific Latin Opisthoglypha, former group name (see opisthoglyph n.) + -ic suffix. Compare slightly later opisthoglyph n. and earlier opisthoglyph adj. Zoology. = opisthoglyphous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > having grooved teeth proteroglyph1858 opisthoglyph1882 opisthoglyphic1890 opisthoglyphous1895 proteroglyphous1895 1890 Cent. Dict. Opisthoglyphic, having grooved back teeth; of or pertaining to the Opisthoglyphia. 1968 R. D. Martin tr. W. Wickler Mimicry in Plants & Animals xii. 120 The genus Erythrolamprus contains both opisthoglyphic and aglyphic forms. 1994 C. Berthier tr. R. Bauchot et al. Snakes 40 Opisthoglyphic colubrids..are mostly found among the ‘Homalopsinae’..and the ‘Boiginae’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1890
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