History and Etymology for ophidian. New Latin Ophidia, order or suborder name (from ophid-, probably taken mistakenly as stem of Greek óphis "snake" + -ia -ia entry 2) + -an entry 2; óphis (i-stem) going back to Indo-European *h3egwhi- "snake," whence also Sanskrit áhiḥ "snake," Avestan aži-, and perhaps Armenian iž "viper".

Noun. 1. ophidian - limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous. serpent, snake. diapsid, diapsid reptile - reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye. Ophidia, Serpentes, suborder Ophidia, suborder Serpentes - snakes.

Ophidian, o-fid′i-an, n. one of the true serpents, in which the ribs are the only organs of locomotion.

Ophidia /oʊˈfɪdiə/ is a group of squamate reptiles including modern snakes and reptiles more closely related to snakes than to other living groups of lizards. Ophidia was defined as the "most recent common ancestor of Pachyrhachis and Serpentes, and all its descendants" by Lee and Caldwell. The latter author has used Ophidia in a manner inconsistent with this definition, …

ophidian. (ouˈfɪdiən) adjective. 1. belonging or pertaining to the suborder Ophidia (Serpentes), comprising the snakes. noun. 2. a snake. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin …

Ophidian o-fid′i-an, n. one of the true serpents, in which the ribs are the only organs of locomotion.— adjs. Ophid′ian , Ophid′ious , pertaining to serpents: having the nature of …

Dec 31, 2021 · ophidian (plural ophidians) Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.

noun. A reptile of the group Ophidia; a snake. ‘Some aspects of the ophidian anatomy can be explained by an aquatic mode of life of their putative ancestor, but others are more easily explained by a terrestrial ancestry of snakes.’. ‘If you have always been afraid of snakes, visit a zoo with an ophidian exhibit.’.

adjective. 1. snakelike. 2. of, relating to, or belonging to the Ophidia, a suborder of reptiles that comprises the snakes. noun. 3. any reptile of the suborder Ophidia; a snake. Collins English …

A member of the suborder Ophidia or Serpentes; a snake. Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent. Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic …