ophidian
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous • Syn: snake, serpent • Derivationally related forms: snaky (for: snake) • Hypernyms: diapsid, diapsid reptile • Hyponyms: colubrid snake, colubrid, blind snake, worm snake, constrictor, elapid, elapid snake, sea snake, viper • Member Holonyms: Serpentes, suborder Serpentes, Ophidia, suborder Ophidia
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