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ophidian

Sayoh-FID-ee-unUS/oʊˈfɪdi.ən//əʊˈfɪdi.ən/

Noun pluralophidians

2 meanings of ophidian

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Having to do with snakes, or like a snake.

    The dragon in the movie had an ophidian body, long and covered in scales.

    Scientists study ophidian bones to learn how snakes lost their legs.

    Similarsnakelike, serpentine, reptilian

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A snake of any kind.
    Vertebral structure is critical for the identification of fossil snakes, because vertebrae are among the most easily fossilized parts of ophidians.
    1997, Olivier Rieppel, In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs
    Siamese or double monsters are well known in saurians, chelonians, and ophidians, as are bicephalic, two-tailed and conjoined bodies (thoracodymus, ischiodymus, etc.).
    2012, Bruce M. Rothschild, Hans-Peter Schultze

    Similarsnake, serpent

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Origin

From the Greek word óphis, meaning "snake".

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