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English
Etymology
From aglyph + -ous.
Adjective
aglyphous (not comparable)
- (of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
1890, George Albert Boulenger, edited by W. T. Blanford, The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma: Reptilia and Batrachia, volume 10, London: Taylor and Francis, page 355:Chersydrus is the Aglyphous representative of the Hydrophids, with which it agrees in its mode of life and general appearance.
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Translations
of a snake: whose teeth are not specialized