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aglyphous

aglyphous adjective: whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.

Adjective

aglyphous (not comparable)

  1. Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
    • Chersydrus is the Aglyphous representative of the Hydrophids, with which it agrees in its mode of life and general appearance.1890, George Albert Boulenger, edited by W. T. Blanford, The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma: Reptilia and Batrachia, volume 10, London: Taylor and Francis, page 355

Origin of aglyphous

From aglyph + -ous.

Questions about aglyphous

What does aglyphous mean?
Aglyphous means whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
What part of speech is aglyphous?
Aglyphous is an adjective.

Words near aglyphous in the dictionary

  1. aglycons
  2. aglycosuria
  3. aglycosuric
  4. aglycosylated
  5. aglyph
  6. aglyphous
  7. aglyphs
  8. AGM
  9. agma
  10. agmantine
  11. agmas

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