单词 | solenoglyph |
释义 | solenoglyphn. Zoology. A venomous snake belonging to a group characterized by extra venom glands and grooved fangs which can be retracted. Also as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > member of (snake) > group of venomous snakes > venomous snake deaf addereOE adderOE aspidec1000 shadow-addera1382 chelydre1393 tyre1471 viper1526 seps?1527 aspic1530 thirsty snake1567 aspworm1587 cheliderect?1590 viper-worm1605 palmer-serpent1608 polonga1681 asp1710 thirst-serpent1731 venom-snake1845 thanatophidian1891 solenoglyph1913 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > of or relating to venomous snakes(s) aspish1608 aspinea1644 thanatophidian1891 solenoglyphous1965 solenoglyph1968 1913 G. A. Boulenger Snakes of Europe v. 56 The Proteroglyphs (Cobras, Coral-snakes, Sea-snakes) and the Solenoglyphs (Vipers, Pit-vipers, Rattlesnakes) may be regarded as the diverging extremes in the development of the poison apparatus. 1968 R. D. Martin tr. W. Wickler Mimicry in Plants & Animals xii. 112 The vipers have the most specialised tooth-form,..a longitudinal canal that functions as a poison syringe. This condition is called solenoglyph. 1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles I. v. 195 If the skull of a poisonous snake is examined, whether it be a proteroglyph or a solenoglyph, it very often appears that there are two fangs in each maxilla, set side by side. Derivatives solenoˈglyphous adj. of or pertaining to a snake of this kind. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > of or relating to venomous snakes(s) aspish1608 aspinea1644 thanatophidian1891 solenoglyphous1965 solenoglyph1968 1965 R. Morris & D. Morris Men & Snakes viii. 177 With the vipers, pit vipers and rattle~snakes, we come to..the Solenoglyphous forms... These are the so-called ‘Folding-fang’ snakes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). > as lemmassolenoglyph Various other examples, as solenoconch, solenoglyph, solenopharynx, solenostome, etc., are recorded in some recent dictionaries.extracted from soleno-comb. form< n.1913 as lemmas |
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