a snake or serpent
Origin of ophidian
from Modern Latin Ophidia, former name of the suborder Serpentes ( from Classical Greek ophis): see ophiolatry + -an of or like a snake
ophidian
o·phid·i·anWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Ophidian." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/OPHIDIAN.
APA Style
Ophidian. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/OPHIDIAN
ophidian
adjective
Of, relating to, or resembling a snake or the snakes.
noun
A snake.
Origin of ophidian
From New Latin Ophidia suborder name from Greek ophis snakeTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Ophidian." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/OPHIDIAN.
APA Style
Ophidian. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/OPHIDIAN
A member of the suborder Ophidia or Serpentes; a snake.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Ophidian." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/OPHIDIAN.
APA Style
Ophidian. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/OPHIDIAN
Adjective
(comparative more ophidian, superlative most ophidian)
Origin
From Latin ophidia, from Ancient Greek ὄφις (ophis, “snake") +"Ž -ian
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Ophidian." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/OPHIDIAN.
APA Style
Ophidian. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/OPHIDIAN
