- suborder Ophidia
- nounsnakes• Syn: ↑Serpentes, ↑suborder Serpentes, ↑Ophidia• Hypernyms: ↑animal order• Member Holonyms: ↑Squamata, ↑order Squamata• Member Meronyms:
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suborder Ophidia
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Ophidia — noun snakes • Syn: ↑Serpentes, ↑suborder Serpentes, ↑suborder Ophidia • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Squamata, ↑order Squamata … Useful english dictionary
suborder Serpentes — noun snakes • Syn: ↑Serpentes, ↑Ophidia, ↑suborder Ophidia • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Squamata, ↑order Squamata … Useful english dictionary
Ophidia — O*phid i*a, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of o fis a snake.] (Zo[ o]l.) The suborder of reptiles which includes the serpents; called also {{Serpentes}}. [1913 Webster +PJC] Note: The most important divisions are: the {Solenoglypha}, having… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ophidia — The snakes, a suborder of the class Reptilia, including the families Colubridae, Crotalidae, Elapidae, Hydrophyidae, and Viperidae. [G. ophidion, dim. of ophis, a serpent] * * * Ophid·ia (o fidґe ə) [Gr. ophidion serpent] a suborder of… … Medical dictionary
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
snake — An elongated, limbless, scaly reptile of the suborder Ophidia. * * * snake snāk n any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes syn. Ophidia) with a long tapering body and with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which… … Medical dictionary
order Squamata — noun diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards • Syn: ↑Squamata • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidosauria, ↑subclass Lepidosauria • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Squamata — noun diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards • Syn: ↑order Squamata • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidosauria, ↑subclass Lepidosauria • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Boidae — noun boas and pythons • Syn: ↑family Boidae • Hypernyms: ↑reptile family • Member Holonyms: ↑Serpentes, ↑suborder Serpentes, ↑Ophidia, ↑suborder Ophidia … Useful english dictionary
Colubridae — noun nonvenomous snakes; about two thirds of all living species • Syn: ↑family Colubridae • Hypernyms: ↑reptile family • Member Holonyms: ↑Serpentes, ↑suborder Serpentes, ↑Ophidia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
