ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈglifə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from proter- + -glypha (from Greek glyphē carved work); from the grooved fangs — more at glyph
: a group of venomous snakes comprising forms that have in the front of the upper jaw and preceding the ordinary teeth permanently erect fangs with an open or a nearly closed groove associated with a venom gland and including the families Elapidae and Hydrophidae widely distributed in the warmer parts of the world — compare opisthoglypha
• protero·glyph·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|glifik adjective
• protero·glyph·ous -fəs adjective