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Ophidia ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Ophidia - snakes Serpentes, suborder Ophidia, suborder Serpentesanimal order - the order of animalsorder Squamata, Squamata - diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizardsophidian, serpent, snake - limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomousColubridae, family Colubridae - nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living speciesfamily Typhlopidae, Typhlopidae - blind snakesfamily Leptotyphlopidae, Leptotyphlopidae - blind snakesBoidae, family Boidae - boas and pythonsElapidae, family Elapidae - cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakesfamily Hydrophidae, Hydrophidae - sea snakesfamily Viperidae, Viperidae - Old World vipersCrotalidae, family Crotalidae - New World vipers: pit vipers |
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O·phid·i·a (ō-fid'ē-ă), The snakes, a suborder of the class Reptilia, including the families Colubridae, Crotalidae, Elapidae, Hydrophyidae, and Viperidae. [G. ophidion, dim. of ophis, a serpent] Ophidia - a suborder of the Squamata, comprising the snakes.
- (in some classifications) a separate order of the Reptilia.
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Synonyms for Ophidianoun snakesSynonyms- Serpentes
- suborder Ophidia
- suborder Serpentes
Related Words- animal order
- order Squamata
- Squamata
- ophidian
- serpent
- snake
- Colubridae
- family Colubridae
- family Typhlopidae
- Typhlopidae
- family Leptotyphlopidae
- Leptotyphlopidae
- Boidae
- family Boidae
- Elapidae
- family Elapidae
- family Hydrophidae
- Hydrophidae
- family Viperidae
- Viperidae
- Crotalidae
- family Crotalidae
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