Ophidia

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See also: ophídia

Translingual

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Etymology

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From the plural of Ancient Greek ὀφίδιον (ophídion, snake).

Proper noun

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Ophidia

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia – snakes or serpents, with no forelimbs and minimal manifestation of rear limbs, now Serpentes.
  2. A taxonomic clade within the subclass Squamata – modern snakes and all reptiles more closely related to snakes than to other living groups of lizards.

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