ophidia

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ophidia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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  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.
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ophidia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Ophidia
      n 1: snakes [syn: Serpentes, suborder Serpentes, Ophidia,
           suborder Ophidia]