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词汇 ophidian
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Definition of ophidian in English:

ophidian

noun ɒˈfɪdɪənə(ʊ)ˈfɪdɪənoʊˈfɪdiən
Zoology
  • A reptile of the group Ophidia; a snake.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you have always been afraid of snakes, visit a zoo with an ophidian exhibit.
    • Some aspects of the ophidian anatomy can be explained by an aquatic mode of life of their putative ancestor, but others are more easily explained by a terrestrial ancestry of snakes.
    • Moreover, they provide a first insight into the composition of the earliest ophidian venoms and point the way toward a research program that could elucidate the functional context of the evolution of the snake venom proteome.
    • With a price tag of about Rp 200,000, you either have to be an ophidian connoisseur or be firmly convinced of the health-giving properties.
adjective ɒˈfɪdɪənə(ʊ)ˈfɪdɪənoʊˈfɪdiən
Zoology
  • Relating to or denoting snakes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As indicated by the morphological description above, the postcranial skeleton of Haasiophis (and Pachyrhachis) generally corresponds to an ophidian morphology with no apparent regionalization of the precaudal (precloacal) axial skeleton.
    • Boas and pythons still possess vestigial remnants of hind limbs, called "anal claws," which indicate that they are basal members of the ophidian clade.
    • Alethinophidians and scolecophidians form a monophyletic ophidian clade that is also unresolved within scleroglossans.

Definition of ophidian in US English:

ophidian

nounoʊˈfɪdiənōˈfidēən
Zoology
  • A reptile of the group Ophidia; a snake.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • With a price tag of about Rp 200,000, you either have to be an ophidian connoisseur or be firmly convinced of the health-giving properties.
    • Moreover, they provide a first insight into the composition of the earliest ophidian venoms and point the way toward a research program that could elucidate the functional context of the evolution of the snake venom proteome.
    • Some aspects of the ophidian anatomy can be explained by an aquatic mode of life of their putative ancestor, but others are more easily explained by a terrestrial ancestry of snakes.
    • If you have always been afraid of snakes, visit a zoo with an ophidian exhibit.
adjectiveoʊˈfɪdiənōˈfidēən
Zoology
  • Relating to or denoting snakes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Alethinophidians and scolecophidians form a monophyletic ophidian clade that is also unresolved within scleroglossans.
    • As indicated by the morphological description above, the postcranial skeleton of Haasiophis (and Pachyrhachis) generally corresponds to an ophidian morphology with no apparent regionalization of the precaudal (precloacal) axial skeleton.
    • Boas and pythons still possess vestigial remnants of hind limbs, called "anal claws," which indicate that they are basal members of the ophidian clade.
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