opisthoglyphous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

opisthoglyph +‎ -ous

Adjective[edit]

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.

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