Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.

More definitions
  • limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Latin ophidia (from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”)) + -ian.

From Latin ophidia (from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”)) + -ian.

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Forms

plural: ophidians
Singularophidian
Pluralophidians

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous:snakeserpent

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ophidian — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto