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2024
opisthoglyphous
opisthoglyphous
English
Adjective
opisthoglyphous
(
not comparable
)
(
of a
snake
)
Whose
teeth
include an enlarged pair at the back of the
maxillae
which normally angle backwards and are
grooved
to channel
venom
into the
puncture
.
Coordinate terms
aglyphous
proteroglyphous
solenoglyphous
Etymology
opisthoglyph
+
-ous
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