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ophidian

[ oh-fid-ee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the suborder Ophidia (Serpentes), comprising the snakes.


noun

  1. a snake.

ophidian

/ əʊˈ´Úɪ»åɪə²Ô /

adjective

  1. snakelike
  2. of, relating to, or belonging to the Ophidia, a suborder of reptiles that comprises the snakes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. any reptile of the suborder Ophidia; a snake
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ophidian

/ Å-´ÚÄ­»å′ŧ-É™²Ô /

  1. A member of the suborder Ophidia or Serpentes; a snake.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ophidian1

First recorded in 1820–30; from New Latin Ophidi(a) (neuter plural) name of the suborder (from Greek ´Ç±è³óí»å¾±´Ç²Ô (neuter singular), equivalent to ó±è³ó(¾±²õ) “serpent†+ -idion diminutive suffix) + -an
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ophidian1

C19: from New Latin Ophidia name of suborder, from Greek ophidion, from ophis snake
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It is her treatment by others — mostly lustful and vengeful gods — that brings about her ophidian transformation, and even still she tries to protect the world she loves from the harm of her destructive gaze.

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The jeweler’s earliest snake-inspired pieces tended toward abstraction, referencing ophidian sinuousness by way of a corrugated gold bracelet — based on the articulated flex of gas piping — that slithered up the wrist.

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An obnoxious ophidian invaded a soccer pitch in Guatemala, delaying a game between Nueva Concepcion and Municipal.

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It didn't work; the nomadic ophidian is now in residence at the San Diego Zoo.

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The avoidance of interspecific competition in feeding is well illustrated by three species of snakes that probably are the primary ophidian predators on frogs.

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