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ophidian

/oh-fid-ee-uhn/US // oʊˈfɪd i ən //UK // (əʊˈfɪdɪən) //

蚜虫,眼球,蚜虫病,蚜茧

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : belonging or pertaining to the suborder Ophidia, comprising the snakes.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a snake.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • The pig treats the snake with disrespect, not to say insolence; nothing, ophidian or otherwise, can fascinate a pig.

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

  • I have been struck, like many others, with the ophidian head and eye of the famous Rachel.

  • The skink of course lacks the ophidian capacity to ingest relatively enormous objects.

  • The Ophidian skull is also noticeable for the absence of the jugals and quadratojugals.