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o·phid·i·an O0094700 (ō-fĭd′ē-ən)adj. Of, relating to, or resembling a snake or the snakes.n. A snake. [From New Latin Ophidia, suborder name, from Greek ophis, snake.]ophidian (əʊˈfɪdɪən) adj1. snakelike2. (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Ophidia, a suborder of reptiles that comprises the snakesn (Animals) any reptile of the suborder Ophidia; a snake[C19: from New Latin Ophidia name of suborder, from Greek ophidion, from ophis snake]o•phid•i•an (oʊˈfɪd i ən) adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes (formerly Ophidia), comprising the snakes. n. 2. a snake. [1820–30; < New Latin Ophidi(a) (pl.) (< Greek ophídion <óph(is) serpent] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | ophidian - limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomousserpent, snakediapsid, diapsid reptile - reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eyeOphidia, Serpentes, suborder Ophidia, suborder Serpentes - snakescolubrid, colubrid snake - mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakesblind snake, worm snake - wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyesconstrictor - any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coilselapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheressea snake - any of numerous venomous aquatic viviparous snakes having a fin-like tail; of warm littoral seas; feed on fish which they immobilize with quick-acting venomviper - venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw | EncyclopediaSeesnakeMedicalSeeOphidiaFinancialSeeSnakeophidianenUK
Synonyms for ophidiannoun limbless scaly elongate reptileSynonymsRelated Words- diapsid
- diapsid reptile
- Ophidia
- Serpentes
- suborder Ophidia
- suborder Serpentes
- colubrid
- colubrid snake
- blind snake
- worm snake
- constrictor
- elapid
- elapid snake
- sea snake
- viper
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