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Synonyms for ophidian

Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : oh-fid-ee-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : oʊˈfɪd i ən

Définition of ophidian

Origin :
  • "pertaining to snakes," 1883, from Greek ophidion, diminutive of ophis "serpent" (see ophio-). Hence, ophiolatry "serpent-worship" (1862), and the 2c. sect of the Ophitæ, who revered the serpent as the symbol of divine wisdom.
  • As in reptilian : adj pertaining to reptile
  • As in serpent : noun reptile
Example sentences :
  • The Ophidian skull is also noticeable for the absence of the jugals and quadratojugals.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • The Myriapods symbolize in a striking manner the Ophidian reptiles.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) » by William Kirby
  • Most of the Ophidian Reptiles are oviparous, but many are ovo-viviparous.
  • Extract from : « Reptiles and Birds » by Louis Figuier
  • A minute before the comparison was ophidian, now it was feline.
  • Extract from : « The Tigress » by Anne Warner
  • His thoughts, thus drawn to Shaw, dwelt on that ophidian personality.
  • Extract from : « The Girl in the Mirror » by Elizabeth Garver Jordan
  • His glance, as he rested it on Bryce now, was baleful, ophidian.
  • Extract from : « The Valley of the Giants » by Peter B. Kyne
  • This power of moving each jaw freely and in independence of the other, is peculiar to Ophidian reptiles.
  • Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. » by Various
  • Ophidian, o-fid′i-an, n. one of the true serpents, in which the ribs are the only organs of locomotion.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) » by Various
  • I had just awakened, and obscure and ophidian visions still haunted me.
  • Extract from : « Very Woman » by Remy de Gourmont
  • The pig treats the snake with disrespect, not to say insolence; nothing, ophidian or otherwise, can fascinate a pig.
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 » by Various

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