lycodontn.
/ˈlʌɪkədɒnt/ Ichthyology.
A snake of the family Lycodontidæ, having caniniform teeth.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > miscellaneous types of
grey snake1703
garter-snake1775
boomslang1793
scarlet snake1842
blunt head1869
tiger-snake1869
house snake1870
ground-snake1885
lycodont1887
mole snake1893
sling-snake1895
file snake1912
mussurana1914
1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 190/2 In some [snakes] all the teeth are nearly of the same size; others possess in front of the jaws (Lycodonts) or behind in the maxillaries (Diacrasterians) a tooth..larger than the rest.
Derivatives
Categories »
lycoˈdontine adj. pertaining to the Lycodontidæ (Cent. Dict.).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
<
n.1887