Definition of "ophidian" [o•phid•i•an]

• Of, relating to, or resembling snakes. (adjective)
• A member of the suborder Ophidia or Serpentes; a snake. (noun)

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• "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."
• "- She perceives me to be of ophidian sentiment, I will bathe with her."
• "Snake-like-ness happens to have a number of different adjectives, including one of the rare non - ine forms: ophidian."