† ophisaurianadj.

Forms: 1800s ophisaurean, 1800s ophisaurian.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Ophisaurus ophisaur n. + -ian suffix; compare saurian adj. Compare later ophisaur n.

Zoology. Obsolete. rare.

Of or relating to the genus Ophisaurus of glass lizards or glass ‘snakes’.

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1831 J. E. Gray Zool. Misc. 14 (heading) Description of a new Genus of Ophisaurean Animal, discovered by the late James Hunter, Esq., in New Holland.

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Ophisaurus, applied..to a Family..of saurian reptiles, having the Ophisaurus or Ophiosaurus for their type: ophisaurian.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	ophisaurian
释义	† ophisaurianadj. Forms: 1800s ophisaurean, 1800s ophisaurian. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Ophisaurus , -ian suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Ophisaurus ophisaur n. + -ian suffix; compare saurian adj. Compare later ophisaur n. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Of or relating to the genus Ophisaurus of glass lizards or glass ‘snakes’. ΚΠ 1831 J. E. Gray Zool. Misc. 14 (heading) Description of a new Genus of Ophisaurean Animal, discovered by the late James Hunter, Esq., in New Holland. 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Ophisaurus, applied..to a Family..of saurian reptiles, having the Ophisaurus or Ophiosaurus for their type: ophisaurian. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1831
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