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| Pronunciation:  |   | ow'fideeun
 
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|   | Definition: |   | [n]  limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous   |  
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|   | Synonyms: |   | serpent, snake |  
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|   | 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 |  
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\O*phid"i*an\, n. [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent.
  
\O*phid"i*an\, a. [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents.
  
 
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