proteroglyphousadj.

Brit.

/ˌprəʊtərə(ʊ)ˈɡlɪfəs/, U.S.

/ˈˌproʊdəroʊˈɡlɪfəs/

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

Etymology: < either French protéroglyphe proteroglyph adj. or scientific Latin Proteroglypha (see proteroglyph n.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier proteroglyph adj., and also opisthoglyphous adj.

Zoology.

Designating or characteristic of a venomous snake having fixed fangs in the front of the jaw with grooves or channels to conduct the venom, characteristic of snakes of the family Elapidae.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > having grooved teeth

proteroglyph1858

opisthoglyph1882

opisthoglyphic1890

opisthoglyphous1895

proteroglyphous1895

1895 Proc. Zool. Soc. 813 It is undoubtedly the homologue of that structure present in the Viperine and Proteroglyphous forms.

1957 Copeia ii.165/2 No attention is apparently given to the gradually accumulating evidences [sic] that the proteroglyphous snakes cannot be directly ancestral to the solenoglyphs.

1996 Jrnl. Herpetol. 30 361/2 The majority of proteroglyphous (‘elapid’) snakes are slender, elongate, and relatively fast-moving.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proteroglyphous
释义	proteroglyphousadj. Brit. /ˌprəʊtərə(ʊ)ˈɡlɪfəs/, U.S. /ˈˌproʊdəroʊˈɡlɪfəs/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French protéroglyphe , -ous suffix; Latin Proteroglypha , -ous suffix. Etymology: < either French protéroglyphe proteroglyph adj. or scientific Latin Proteroglypha (see proteroglyph n.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier proteroglyph adj., and also opisthoglyphous adj. Zoology. Designating or characteristic of a venomous snake having fixed fangs in the front of the jaw with grooves or channels to conduct the venom, characteristic of snakes of the family Elapidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > having grooved teeth proteroglyph1858 opisthoglyph1882 opisthoglyphic1890 opisthoglyphous1895 proteroglyphous1895 1895 Proc. Zool. Soc. 813 It is undoubtedly the homologue of that structure present in the Viperine and Proteroglyphous forms. 1957 Copeia ii.165/2 No attention is apparently given to the gradually accumulating evidences [sic] that the proteroglyphous snakes cannot be directly ancestral to the solenoglyphs. 1996 Jrnl. Herpetol. 30 361/2 The majority of proteroglyphous (‘elapid’) snakes are slender, elongate, and relatively fast-moving. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1895
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