əˌglifəˈdäntə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Aglypha + -odonta
: a group of snakes without grooved fangs or venom glands and without limb vestiges, comprising the families Amblycephalidae, Acrochordidae, Colubridae (sensu stricto) and including the majority of common nonpoisonous snakes which are sometimes all placed in the family Colubridae