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Meaning of OPHIDIAN

Pronunciation:  ow'fideeun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
 
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 Synonyms: serpent, snake
 
 See Also: blind snake, colubrid, colubrid snake, constrictor, diapsid, diapsid reptile, elapid, elapid snake, Ophidia, sea snake, Serpentes, suborder Ophidia, suborder Serpentes, viper, worm snake

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \O*phid"i*an\, n. [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zo["o]l.)
    One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent.
    
  2. \O*phid"i*an\, a. [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zo["o]l.)
    Of or pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents.
    
 

 

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