n. Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.
adj. Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic of a snake or serpent.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent.
adj. Of or pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Having the nature or characters of a snake or serpent; belonging or relating to ophidians; of or pertaining to the Ophidia. Also ophidious.
n. A member of the Ophidia, as a snake or serpent.
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n. limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
Word Usage
"I knew of the Snake Dances in farthest Estwilde, where the mongoose is brought in to the last movement of the dance, where with nothing but quickness and brains and sharp teeth it goes up against the deadly ophidian to the music of pipe and drums."