Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Proteroglypha"
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)
Proteroglypha \Pro`te*rog"ly*pha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before
+ ? to carve.] (Zo["o]l.)
A suborder of serpents including those that have permanently
erect grooved poison fangs, with ordinary teeth behind them
in the jaws. It includes the cobras, the asps, and the sea
snakes. Called also {Proteroglyphia}.
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