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solenoglypha |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Solenoglypha \So`le*nog"ly*pha\, n. pl [NL., fr Gr ???? a channel + ???? to engrave.] (Zo["o]l.) A suborder of serpents including those which have tubular erectile fangs, as the viper and rattlesnake. See {Fang}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ophidia \O*phid"i*a\, n. pl [NL., fr Gr ?, dim. of 'o`fis a snake.] (Zo["o]l.) The order of reptiles which includes the serpents. 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.
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