Proteroglypha
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Translingual
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Etymology
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Proper noun
[edit]Proteroglypha
- Proterglyphs, snakes with shortened maxillae bearing few teeth except for a substantially enlarged fang pointing downwards and completely folded around the venom channel, forming a hollow needle.
Synonyms
[edit]- (suborder): Proterglyphia
Hyponyms
[edit]- (suborder): Elapidae, Najidae, Dendraspididae, Hydrophidae
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (snakes with shortened maxillae): Opisthoglypha, Aglypha, Solenoglypha
References
[edit]- “Proteroglypha”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “Proteroglypha”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Proteroglypha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia