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Definition: Opoterodonta
Ophidia
\O*phid"i*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of
'o`fis a snake.] (Zo["o]l.)
The suborder of reptiles which includes the serpents; called
also
{Serpentes}.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: The most important divisions are: the
Solenoglypha,
having erectile perforated fangs, as the rattlesnake;
the
Proteroglypha, or elapine serpents, having
permanently erect fang, as the cobra; the
Asinea, or
colubrine serpents, which are destitute of fangs; and
the
Opoterodonta, or
Epanodonta, blindworms, in
which the mouth is not dilatable.
[1913 Webster]
Stenostome
\Sten"o*stome\, a. [Gr. steno`s narrow, little +
sto`ma mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having a small or narrow mouth; -- said of certain small
ground snakes (
Opoterodonta), which are unable to dilate
their jaws.
[1913 Webster]
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