ˌamblə̇sə̇ˈfaləˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Amblycephalus, type genus (from ambly- + -cephalus ) + -idae
: a small family of tropical nonvenomous broad-headed snakes with extremely large eyes and very long delicate teeth occasionally considered a colubrid subfamily Amblycephalinae — see blunthead