Opisthoglypha
plural noun
Op·is·thog·ly·pha
ˌäpəsˈthägləfə,
əˌpisthəˈglifə
: a group of snakes having one or a few posterior maxillary teeth grooved to conduct venom from the enlarged upper labial glands and comprising the families Homalopsidae, Elachistodontidae and Boigidae compare proteroglypha
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, neuter plural of opisthoglyphus, carved behind, from opisth- + Greek -glyphos, from glyphein to carve