macrostomatan

English

Etymology

Macrostomata +‎ -an

Noun

macrostomatan (plural macrostomatans)

1. Any snake of the clade Macrostomata
   • 2016 February 18, “Are Diet Preferences Associated to Skulls Shape Diversification in Xenodontine Snakes?”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The unique adaptations for the snake skull for ingesting large prey in more primitive macrostomatan snakes have been well documented.