Definition: ophidian

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7

ophidian
     n : limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous [syn: snake,
          serpent]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ophidian \O*phid"i*an\, n. [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zo["o]l.)
   One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent.
Ophidian \O*phid"i*an\, a. [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Of or pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents.