# ophidian

Pronunciation: say "oh-FID-ee-un" US /oʊˈfɪdi.ən/, UK /əʊˈfɪdi.ən/

## Adjective

1. Relating to snakes, the reptile suborder Serpentes, or having the qualities typical of a snake or serpent.
   - Simple: Having to do with snakes, or like a snake.
   - _The villain's ophidian smile and unblinking stare unsettled everyone at the table._
   - _Fossil vertebrae from the site shed new light on early ophidian anatomy._

## Noun

2. A snake or serpent: any species belonging to the suborder Serpentes.
   - Simple: A snake of any kind.

## Origin

From New Latin Ophidia, a zoological name for the snakes, + -ian. Ophidia is the plural of Ancient Greek ophídion, a diminutive of óphis, "snake."

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