蛇亚目

[ noun ]
snakes
<noun.animal>

Ophidia \O*phid"i*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of
'o`fis a snake.] (Zo["o]l.)
The suborder of reptiles which includes the serpents; called
also {{Serpentes}}.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

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.