proteroglyphia

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proteroglyphia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]