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Definition of: ophidian
(ō·fid′ē·ən) noun
One of a suborder of limbless reptiles (Ophidia), with mandibular rami connected only by an elastic ligament, and having no pectoral arch; a serpent; snake.
—adjective Of or pertaining to the Ophidia, or to snakes; snakelike. [<NL <Gk. ophis a snake]
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