2 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]: Proteroglypha \Pro`te*rog"ly*pha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before + ? to carve.] (Zool.) 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}. [1913 Webster]
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