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adj
Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic of a snake or serpent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.
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noun
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: snake, serpent
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Broader terms: diapsid, diapsid reptile
Narrower terms: colubrid snake, colubrid, blind snake, worm snake, constrictor, elapid, elapid snake, sea snake, viper
History
From Latin ophidia (from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”)) + -ian.
Across languages
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