Ophidian.

Brit.

/ɒˈfɪdɪə/,

/ə(ʊ)ˈfɪdɪə/, U.S.

/oʊˈfɪdiə/

Forms: 1800s Ophidii, 1800s– Ophidia.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Ophidia.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Ophidia (also Ophidii , P. A. Latreille in Nouveau dict. d'hist. naturelle (1804) XXIV. 66; either < ancient Greek ὄϕις serpent (see ophio- comb. form) + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix², on the mistaken supposition that ὄϕις had a stem ὀϕιδ- , as λεπιδ- , λεπίς scale, or < ancient Greek ὀϕίδια , plural of ὀϕίδιον small snake: see Ophidion n.), after French Ophidiens (A. Brongniart 1800, in Bull. des Sci. par la Soc. Philomatique de Paris 2 81). Compare earlier ophidian n. and adj.Formed to provide a term in -ia, analogous to Reptilia, Sauria, Crocodilia, etc.

Zoology.

With singular agreement: a suborder of reptiles comprising the snakes, within the order Squamata. With plural agreement (also ophidia): snakes; snakes collectively.The name Serpentes is now usually used for this suborder, but some authorities still prefer the older name Ophidia.

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1831 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom II. 3 The Ophidia [Fr. Ophidiens], or Serpents, whose heart has two auricles, and whose body always remains deprived of feet.

1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 199 The vertebræ also are..always fewer in number than in the typical ophidia.

1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 418 The scales of the Saurii and Ophidii are..processes of the whole cutis.

1892 Chambers's Encycl. IX. 531 The fossil remains of Ophidia are scarce.

1946 Science 29 Mar. 406/1 It seemed worth while to extend these observations to other animal species, such as Ophidia and dogs.

1978 E. N. Arnold & J. A. Burton Field Guide Reptiles & Amphibians Brit. & Europe 183 Snakes—Ophidia. Some 2700 species of snakes exist, of which only 27 occur in Europe.

1995 C. Mattison Encycl. Snakes i. 9 This order [sc. Squamata] is divided into three suborders: Ophidia, containing the snakes, Sauria, containing the lizards, and the Amphisbaenia.

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

单词	ophidia
释义	Ophidian. Brit. /ɒˈfɪdɪə/, /ə(ʊ)ˈfɪdɪə/, U.S. /oʊˈfɪdiə/ Forms: 1800s Ophidii, 1800s– Ophidia. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Ophidia. Etymology: < scientific Latin Ophidia (also Ophidii , P. A. Latreille in Nouveau dict. d'hist. naturelle (1804) XXIV. 66; either < ancient Greek ὄϕις serpent (see ophio- comb. form) + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix², on the mistaken supposition that ὄϕις had a stem ὀϕιδ- , as λεπιδ- , λεπίς scale, or < ancient Greek ὀϕίδια , plural of ὀϕίδιον small snake: see Ophidion n.), after French Ophidiens (A. Brongniart 1800, in Bull. des Sci. par la Soc. Philomatique de Paris 2 81). Compare earlier ophidian n. and adj.Formed to provide a term in -ia, analogous to Reptilia, Sauria, Crocodilia, etc. Zoology. With singular agreement: a suborder of reptiles comprising the snakes, within the order Squamata. With plural agreement (also ophidia): snakes; snakes collectively.The name Serpentes is now usually used for this suborder, but some authorities still prefer the older name Ophidia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] Ophidia1831 1831 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom II. 3 The Ophidia [Fr. Ophidiens], or Serpents, whose heart has two auricles, and whose body always remains deprived of feet. 1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 199 The vertebræ also are..always fewer in number than in the typical ophidia. 1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 418 The scales of the Saurii and Ophidii are..processes of the whole cutis. 1892 Chambers's Encycl. IX. 531 The fossil remains of Ophidia are scarce. 1946 Science 29 Mar. 406/1 It seemed worth while to extend these observations to other animal species, such as Ophidia and dogs. 1978 E. N. Arnold & J. A. Burton Field Guide Reptiles & Amphibians Brit. & Europe 183 Snakes—Ophidia. Some 2700 species of snakes exist, of which only 27 occur in Europe. 1995 C. Mattison Encycl. Snakes i. 9 This order [sc. Squamata] is divided into three suborders: Ophidia, containing the snakes, Sauria, containing the lizards, and the Amphisbaenia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831
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