aglyphous

English

Etymology

aglyph +‎ -ous

Adjective

aglyphous (not comparable)

1. (of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
   • 1890, George Albert Boulenger, edited by W. T. Blanford, The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma: Reptilia and Batrachia‎^[1], volume 10, London: Taylor and Francis, page 355:

     Chersydrus is the Aglyphous representative of the Hydrophids, with which it agrees in its mode of life and general appearance.

Coordinate terms

• opisthoglyphous
• proteroglyphous
• solenoglyphous

Translations

of a snake: whose teeth are not specialized

• Hungarian: csatornás méregfog sg, barázdás méregfog
• Italian: aglifo
• Portuguese: áglifo