Proteroglypha
Translingual
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Proper noun
editProteroglypha
- Proterglyphs, snakes with shortened maxillae bearing few teeth except for a substantially enlarged fang pointing downwards and completely folded around the venom channel, forming a hollow needle.
Synonyms
edit- (suborder): Proterglyphia
Hyponyms
edit- (suborder): Elapidae, Najidae, Dendraspididae, Hydrophidae
Coordinate terms
edit- (snakes with shortened maxillae): Opisthoglypha, Aglypha, Solenoglypha
References
edit- “Proteroglypha”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “Proteroglypha”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Proteroglypha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia