ophidian n 1: limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous [syn: {snake}, {serpent}, {ophidian}]
Ophidian \O*phid"i*an\, n. [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zool.) One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent. [1913 Webster]
Ophidian \O*phid"i*an\, a. [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents. [1913 Webster]