\Pro`te*rog"ly*pha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before
+ ? to carve.] (Zo["o]l.)
A suborder of serpents including those that have permanently
erect grooved poison fangs, with ordinary teeth behind them
in the jaws. It includes the cobras, the asps, and the sea
snakes. Called also {Proteroglyphia}.