opisthoglypha

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opisthoglypha - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Opisthoglypha \O*pis`tho*glyph"a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.
     'o`pisqen behind + ? to carve.] (Zool.)
     A division of serpents which have some of the posterior
     maxillary teeth grooved for fangs.
     [1913 Webster]