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ophidian(dictionary)

ophidian (iou)



ophidian adjective & noun. E19.
[from mod. Latin Ophidia (see below), from Greek ophid-, ophis snake: see -IA2, -AN.]
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to the reptile suborder Serpentes (formerly Ophidia), which includes the snakes; of or pertaining to snakes, snakelike. E19.
b. noun. A snake. M19.