Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Opoterodonta"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ophidia \O*phid"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of 'o`fis a
snake.] (Zo["o]l.)
The order of reptiles which includes the serpents.
Note: The most important divisions are: the {Solenoglypha},
having erectile perforated fangs, as the rattlesnake;
the {Proteroglypha}, or elapine serpents, having
permanently erect fang, as the cobra; the {Asinea}, or
colubrine serpents, which are destitute of fangs; and
the {Opoterodonta}, or {Epanodonta}, blindworms, in
which the mouth is not dilatable.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stenostome \Sten"o*stome\, a. [Gr. steno`s narrow, little +
sto`ma mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having a small or narrow mouth; -- said of certain small
ground snakes ({Opoterodonta}), which are unable to dilate
their jaws.
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