ophidian

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the suborder Ophidia (Serpentes), comprising the snakes.

noun

2. a snake.

adjective

1. snakelike
2. of, relating to, or belonging to the Ophidia, a suborder of reptiles that comprises the snakes

noun

3. any reptile of the suborder Ophidia; a snake

adj.“pertaining to snakes,” 1883, from Greek ophidion, diminutive of ophis “serpent” (see ophio-). Hence, ophiolatry “serpent-worship” (1862), and the 2c. sect of the Ophitæ, who revered the serpent as the symbol of divine wisdom.

1. A member of the suborder Ophidia or Serpentes; a snake.