Ophidia
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See also: ophídia
Translingual
Etymology
From the plural of Ancient Greek ὀφίδιον (ophídion, “snake”).
Proper noun
Ophidia
- (obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia – snakes or serpents, with no forelimbs and minimal manifestation of rear limbs, now Serpentes.
- A taxonomic clade within the subclass Squamata – modern snakes and all reptiles more closely related to snakes than to other living groups of lizards.
References
- “Ophidia”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Ophidia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Serpentes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
