aglyphousadj.

Brit.

/eɪˈɡlɪfəs/, U.S.

/ˌeɪˈɡlɪfəs/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French aglyphe , -ous suffix; Latin Aglypha , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < either French aglyphe or scientific Latin Aglypha (see aglyph n.) + -ous suffix.

Zoology.

Of a snake's tooth: solid and unspecialized, without a groove for venom. Of a snake: having such teeth; spec. belonging to the former division Aglypha (approximating to the large subfamily Colubrinae of harmless colubrids).

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aglyphous1943

1890 G. A. Boulenger Fauna Brit. India Reptilia & Batrachia 355 Chersydrus is the Aglyphous representative of the Hydrophids, with which it agrees in its mode of life and general appearance.

1902 Proc. Royal Soc. 70 447 Tropidonotus, a genus of Aglyphous or ‘harmless’ Colubrines.

1943 M. A. Smith in R. B. S. Sewell Fauna of Brit. India: Reptilia & Amphibia III. 2 Solid teeth (aglyphous) occur in all the primitive snakes.

1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles I. v. 199 Mice have died within less than an hour after subcutaneous injection of gland extract from ‘harmless’, aglyphous snakes such as the Indian rat snake.

2003 A. Ménez Subtle Beast vi. 64 Other colubrids have aglyphous dentition with no grooved fangs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aglyphous
释义	aglyphousadj. Brit. /eɪˈɡlɪfəs/, U.S. /ˌeɪˈɡlɪfəs/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French aglyphe , -ous suffix; Latin Aglypha , -ous suffix. Etymology: < either French aglyphe or scientific Latin Aglypha (see aglyph n.) + -ous suffix. Zoology. Of a snake's tooth: solid and unspecialized, without a groove for venom. Of a snake: having such teeth; spec. belonging to the former division Aglypha (approximating to the large subfamily Colubrinae of harmless colubrids). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > having grooved teeth > having no groove aglyphous1890 aglyph1907 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > having grooved teeth > having no groove > (of tooth) having no groove aglyphous1943 1890 G. A. Boulenger Fauna Brit. India Reptilia & Batrachia 355 Chersydrus is the Aglyphous representative of the Hydrophids, with which it agrees in its mode of life and general appearance. 1902 Proc. Royal Soc. 70 447 Tropidonotus, a genus of Aglyphous or ‘harmless’ Colubrines. 1943 M. A. Smith in R. B. S. Sewell Fauna of Brit. India: Reptilia & Amphibia III. 2 Solid teeth (aglyphous) occur in all the primitive snakes. 1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles I. v. 199 Mice have died within less than an hour after subcutaneous injection of gland extract from ‘harmless’, aglyphous snakes such as the Indian rat snake. 2003 A. Ménez Subtle Beast vi. 64 Other colubrids have aglyphous dentition with no grooved fangs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1890
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