proteroglyphadj.n.
/ˈprəʊt(ə)rə(ʊ)ɡlɪf/, U.S. /ˈproʊdəroʊˌɡlɪf/, /ˈproʊdərəˌɡlɪf/ Zoology.
A. adj.
= proteroglyphous adj.
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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > having grooved teeth
proteroglyph1858
opisthoglyph1882
opisthoglyphic1890
opisthoglyphous1895
proteroglyphous1895
1858 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1857 62 The Proteroglyph or Apistophid serpents (serpents Proteroglyphes dits Apistophides).
1896 Amer. Naturalist 30 888 The Australian realm is peculiar in..great development of the Proteroglyph serpents.
1964 Science 21 Feb. 846/1 The proteroglyph and solenoglyph snakes arose separately from the proterodont and opisthodont colubrid-type snakes.
1996 Jrnl. Herpetol. 30 131/2 Proteroglyph dentition arose from an opisthoglyphous precursor by means of a shortening of the maxilla.
B. n.
A proteroglyphous snake.
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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > member of (snake) > having grooves in teeth
proteroglyph1858
opisthoglyph1896
1858 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1857 71 It therefore takes its place among the Solenoglyphs and Proteroglyphs.
1896 Proc. Zool. Soc. 616 In the Proteroglyphs adapted to life in the sea, a similar series of modifications takes place.
1956 L. M. Klauber Rattlesnakes II. xi. 715 The front-fanged snakes whose fangs are permanently erect are referred to as proteroglyphs.
1991 Toxicon 29 1315 The venoms of these little-known elapids have the lowest LD50 of any African proteroglyph studied thus far.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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