ophidian

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or resembling snakes.
  2. noun A member of the suborder Ophidia or Serpentes; a snake.

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  • "Saita, sayta, suta," he murmured, his sibilants angry and ophidian. —  The White Rose
  • And midway through he found himself staring into green ophidian eyes. —  The White Rose
  • Slippery, cool, ophidian blood welled up over my fingers, but the blade bit down to the bone of the spine. —  River God
  • Clutching his bleeding hand, stare aC Ae evi. aead had disappeared, but the surface of the pool was still agitated by the lithe ophidian shapes. —  The Seventh Scroll
  • The biggest specimen I have ever found of this ophidian was under four feet in length; but the body is thick, as in all the pit vipers. —  Far Away And Long Ago
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. From New Latin Ophidia, suborder name, from Greek ophis, snake.

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  1. from Ophidia + -an.
 

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/əˈfɪdiən/
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