proteroglyph
/ˈprəʊt(ə)rə(ʊ)ɡlɪf/Zoology
adjective
= proteroglyphous.
noun
A proteroglyphous snake.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. From French protéroglyphes, (plural) suborder name from protéro- + Hellenistic Greek γλυϕή carving.
- midnight matinée
- midnight movie
- midnight oil
- midnight prayer
- midnight requisition
- midnight requisitioning
- midnight sun
- midnight watch
- midnight watching
- midnoon
- mid-oceanic
- mid-ocean ridge
- mid-off
- mid-on
- mid-ordinate
- Midori
- mid-Pacific
- mid-parent
- mid-parental
- mid-part
- midpiece
- mid-place
- midplane
- midpoint
- mid-position