ophidian
IPA: ʌfˈɪdiʌn
noun
- Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic of a snake or serpent.
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Examples of "ophidian" in Sentences
- - She perceives me to be of ophidian sentiment, I will bathe with her.
- She crossed over to the steel sinks of the lab module, carefully holding the ophidian probe away from her.
- Snake-like-ness happens to have a number of different adjectives, including one of the rare non - ine forms: ophidian.
- She aimed at the ophidian head of the serpent and was on the point of striking, when she started with surprise and lowered her hand.
- As she recited the prayer with a mien as dark as fate, the supplicant rolled her long neck from side to side, and nodded her ophidian-shaped head in accordance with a sort of regular, lethargic rhythm.
- I knew of the Snake Dances in farthest Estwilde, where the mongoose is brought in to the last movement of the dance, where with nothing but quickness and brains and sharp teeth it goes up against the deadly ophidian to the music of pipe and drums.
- A glance over his The Conquering Sword of Conan shoulder just as the door was closing showed Conan the long dim vista of the hall, and dimly framed at the other end an ophidian shape that writhed slowly and painfully into view, flowing in a dull-hued length from a chamber door, its hideous blood-stained head wagging drunkenly.
- But if the sun grew more and more hot and dazzling as the day progressed, then the tremendous ophidian head would become increasingly real to my sight, with glistening scales and symmetrical markings; and I would walk carefully not to stumble against or touch it; and when I cast my eyes behind me I could see no end to its great coils extending across the savannah.
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