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ophidious

ophidious is the archaic form of ophidian.

Meaning of ophidian

Adjective

ophidian (comparative more ophidian, superlative most ophidian)

  1. Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic of a snake or serpent.
    • The ophidian beast began to glow eerily, and Aaron could discern a fine webwork of veins and capillaries running throughout the creature's body.2009, Thomas E. Sniegoski, The Fallen, Simon Pulse, published 2003, →ISBN, page 115
    Synonyms:
    anguine

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Forms of ophidious

comparativemore ophidious
superlativemost ophidious

Questions about ophidious

What is ophidious the archaic form of?
Ophidious is the archaic form of ophidian.

Words near ophidious in the dictionary

  1. ophidiomycosis
  2. ophidiophobe
  3. ophidiophobes
  4. ophidiophobia
  5. ophidiophobic
  6. ophidious
  7. ophidism
  8. ophio-
  9. ophiobolin
  10. ophiobolins
  11. ophiocarpine

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