ophidiann.adj.

Brit.

/ɒˈfɪdɪən/,

/ə(ʊ)ˈfɪdɪən/, U.S.

/oʊˈfɪdiən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Ophidia , -an suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Ophidia Ophidia n. + -an suffix. Compare French ophidiens , plural noun (see Ophidia n.).

A. n.

Zoology. A reptile of the suborder Ophidia (or Serpentes); a snake.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > member of (snake)

addereOE

snakec1000

serpentc1305

boske addre1382

colubrec1480

culeuvre1481

ophidian1821

Joe Blake1927

1821 W. S. MacLeay Horæ Entomologicæ ii. v. 261 That the existence of such an animal is not improbable, appears as well from the extreme shortness of the feet throughout the tribe, as from the neighbouring family of Ophidians being destitute of them.

1831 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom II. 74 Our third and last family of the ophidians, that of the naked serpents, consists of but one very singular genus.

1872 H. A. Nicholson Man. Palæontol. 551 The Ophidians make their first appearance in the Eocene.

1903 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 9 239 Reptiles, crocodiles, ophidians, lizards, and even some batracians [sic] are the most sedentary of all the animals.

1946 Science 21 June 721/2 This cricoid cartilage is in the usual position and has the structure typical of all ophidians.

1993 Amphibia & Reptilia 14 357 A summary of the occurrence of Salmonella in chelonians, ophidians, crocodilians and saurians..is provided.

B. adj.

1. Zoology. Of or relating to the reptile suborder Ophidia (or Serpentes), which comprises the snakes.

ΘΚΠ

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

ophidian1826

ophidious1846

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxvi. 717 The fangs of one tribe of Ophidian reptiles.

1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 192 The osteology of the..Ophidian reptiles differs from that of the batrachians.

1901 Amer. Naturalist 35 151 No paper on the ophidian fauna of this state has appeared since Baird's ‘Serpents of New York’.

1939 T. S. Eliot Family Reunion i. ii. 56 The dead stone is seen to be batrachian, The aphyllous branch ophidian.

1951 M. Smith Brit. Amphibians & Reptiles vi. 206 Glandular tissue is very abundant in the ophidian head and most of the glands are concerned with salivation.

1997 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 352 55/1 This paper therefore presents a well-corroborated hypothesis of ophidian relationships presented with a modern (cladistic) framework.

a. Of, relating to, or resembling that of a snake or serpent; snakelike.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > of or relating to snake

serpentinec1420

serpentousc1500

aspish1608

aspinea1644

anguineal1847

ophidian1883

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > resembling a snake

colubrinec1540

snake-like1612

ophidian1883

1883 Time No. 53. 186 The prominent ophidian forehead of the great French actress.

1885 Cent. Mag. Feb. 509 An Elsie Venner, tainted with the ophidian madness.

1952 E. Wagenknecht Cavalcade of Amer. Novel v. 103 If a pregnant woman were bitten by a rattle snake, both the appearance and moral nature of her child might be marked by ophidian characteristics.

1974 V. Nabokov Look at Harlequins (1975) ii. viii. 112 Annette would occasionally curb with an opaque, almost ophidian, look, her mother's volubility.

2001 A. M. Jones Last Year's River xxxix. 123 Henry doesn't see the gas itself until, beside him, Hassler starts to cough. Heavy, ophidian threads of it settling into their pit.

b. Medicine. Designating a form of leprosy (perhaps characterized by a serpiginous distribution of lesions). rare (disused).

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [adjective] > leprosy > type of

leonine1813

ophidian1915

tuberculoid1921

histoid1960

1915 C. A. Mercier in Glasgow Med. Jrnl. 83 11 The four varieties of leprosy—leonine, elephantine, alopecic, and ophidian.

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

单词	ophidian
释义	ophidiann.adj. Brit. /ɒˈfɪdɪən/, /ə(ʊ)ˈfɪdɪən/, U.S. /oʊˈfɪdiən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Ophidia , -an suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Ophidia Ophidia n. + -an suffix. Compare French ophidiens , plural noun (see Ophidia n.). A. n. Zoology. A reptile of the suborder Ophidia (or Serpentes); a snake. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > member of (snake) addereOE snakec1000 serpentc1305 boske addre1382 colubrec1480 culeuvre1481 ophidian1821 Joe Blake1927 1821 W. S. MacLeay Horæ Entomologicæ ii. v. 261 That the existence of such an animal is not improbable, appears as well from the extreme shortness of the feet throughout the tribe, as from the neighbouring family of Ophidians being destitute of them. 1831 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom II. 74 Our third and last family of the ophidians, that of the naked serpents, consists of but one very singular genus. 1872 H. A. Nicholson Man. Palæontol. 551 The Ophidians make their first appearance in the Eocene. 1903 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 9 239 Reptiles, crocodiles, ophidians, lizards, and even some batracians [sic] are the most sedentary of all the animals. 1946 Science 21 June 721/2 This cricoid cartilage is in the usual position and has the structure typical of all ophidians. 1993 Amphibia & Reptilia 14 357 A summary of the occurrence of Salmonella in chelonians, ophidians, crocodilians and saurians..is provided. B. adj. 1. Zoology. Of or relating to the reptile suborder Ophidia (or Serpentes), which comprises the snakes. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] ophidian1826 ophidious1846 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxvi. 717 The fangs of one tribe of Ophidian reptiles. 1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 192 The osteology of the..Ophidian reptiles differs from that of the batrachians. 1901 Amer. Naturalist 35 151 No paper on the ophidian fauna of this state has appeared since Baird's ‘Serpents of New York’. 1939 T. S. Eliot Family Reunion i. ii. 56 The dead stone is seen to be batrachian, The aphyllous branch ophidian. 1951 M. Smith Brit. Amphibians & Reptiles vi. 206 Glandular tissue is very abundant in the ophidian head and most of the glands are concerned with salivation. 1997 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 352 55/1 This paper therefore presents a well-corroborated hypothesis of ophidian relationships presented with a modern (cladistic) framework. 2. a. Of, relating to, or resembling that of a snake or serpent; snakelike. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > of or relating to snake serpentinec1420 serpentousc1500 aspish1608 aspinea1644 anguineal1847 ophidian1883 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > resembling a snake colubrinec1540 snake-like1612 ophidian1883 1883 Time No. 53. 186 The prominent ophidian forehead of the great French actress. 1885 Cent. Mag. Feb. 509 An Elsie Venner, tainted with the ophidian madness. 1952 E. Wagenknecht Cavalcade of Amer. Novel v. 103 If a pregnant woman were bitten by a rattle snake, both the appearance and moral nature of her child might be marked by ophidian characteristics. 1974 V. Nabokov Look at Harlequins (1975) ii. viii. 112 Annette would occasionally curb with an opaque, almost ophidian, look, her mother's volubility. 2001 A. M. Jones Last Year's River xxxix. 123 Henry doesn't see the gas itself until, beside him, Hassler starts to cough. Heavy, ophidian threads of it settling into their pit. b. Medicine. Designating a form of leprosy (perhaps characterized by a serpiginous distribution of lesions). rare (disused). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [adjective] > leprosy > type of leonine1813 ophidian1915 tuberculoid1921 histoid1960 1915 C. A. Mercier in Glasgow Med. Jrnl. 83 11 The four varieties of leprosy—leonine, elephantine, alopecic, and ophidian. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1821
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