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ophidian definition

ophid·ian (ō fid′ē ən)

noun

a snake or serpent

Etymology: < ModL Ophidia, former name of the suborder Serpentes (< Gr ophis): see ophiolatry + -an

adjective

of or like a snake

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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