Proteroglypha
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
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.
- (obsolete) A taxonomic suborder within the order Ophidia.
Synonyms
- (suborder): Proterglyphia
Hyponyms
- (suborder): Elapidae, Najidae, Dendraspididae, Hydrophidae
Coordinate terms
- (snakes with shortened maxillae): Opisthoglypha, Aglypha, Solenoglypha
References
- Proteroglypha in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- Proteroglypha at OneLook Dictionary Search
