‖ [ NL., fr. Gr.
prop. n. pl. An older division of the suborder
n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; before + &unr_; to carve. ] (Zool.) 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
a. [ Gr. &unr_; earlier (fr. &unr_; before) + &unr_; woman, female. ] (Bot.) Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous; -- opposed to
‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; earlier (fr. &unr_; before) + &unr_; a lizard. ] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of reptiles of the Permian period. Called also