OPISTHOGLYPHA

Meaning of OPISTHOGLYPHA in English

(n. pl.) A division of serpents which have some of the posterior maxillary teeth grooved for fangs.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

OPISTHOGLYPHA — ˌäpəsˈthägləfə, əˌpisthəˈglifə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, neuter plural of opisthoglyphus, carved behind, from opisth- + Greek -glyphos, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPISTHOGLYPHA — ( n. pl. ) A division of serpents which have some of the posterior maxillary teeth grooved for fangs.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OPISTHOGLYPHA — noun ·pl a division of serpents which have some of the posterior maxillary teeth grooved for fangs.
Webster English vocab
OPISTHOGLYPH — I. ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌglif adjective or opis·tho·glyph·ous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|glifəs ; also opis·tho·glyph·ic -fik Etymology: opisthoglyph from New Latin Opisthoglypha; opisthoglyphous from New Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROTEROGLYPHA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈglifə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from proter- + -glypha (from Greek glyphē carved work); from the grooved …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACK-FANGED — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective of a snake : having grooved venom-conducting teeth located posteriorly in the roof of the mouth — compare …
Webster's New International English Dictionary