Ophidia

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ophidia \O*phid"i*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of
     'o`fis a snake.] (Zool.)
     The suborder of reptiles which includes the serpents; called
     also {{Serpentes}}.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]
  


     Note: The most important divisions are: the {Solenoglypha},
           having erectile perforated fangs, as the rattlesnake;
           the {Proteroglypha}, or elapine serpents, having
           permanently erect fang, as the cobra; the {Asinea}, or
           colubrine serpents, which are destitute of fangs; and
           the {Opoterodonta}, or {Epanodonta}, blindworms, in
           which the mouth is not dilatable.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ophidion \O*phid"i*on\, n.; pl. {Ophidia}. [L., fr. Gr. ? little
     snake, fr. 'o`fis a serpent.] (Zool.)
     The typical genus of ophidioid fishes. [Written also
     {Ophidium}.] See Illust. under {Ophidioid}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ophidia
       n : snakes [syn: {Serpentes}, {suborder Serpentes}, {suborder
           Ophidia}]