ophidian

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It didn't work; the nomadic ophidian is now in residence at the San Diego Zoo.

From Los Angeles Times

The avoidance of interspecific competition in feeding is well illustrated by three species of snakes that probably are the primary ophidian predators on frogs.

From Project Gutenberg

A minute before the comparison was ophidian, now it was feline.

From Project Gutenberg

The form of the vertebræ in the ophidians renders such a movement impossible.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, the gall of snakes is supposed not alone to endow the drinker thereof with ophidian rancour and malice, but to give immunity from the effects of snake-bite.

From Project Gutenberg