Ophidian

3 definitions found

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

  Ophidian \O*phid"i*an\, n. [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zool.)
     One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent.
     [1913 Webster]

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



  Ophidian \O*phid"i*an\, a. [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zool.)
     Of or pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ophidian
       n : limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous [syn: {snake},
            {serpent}]