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serpentlike — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : resembling or felt to resemble a serpent : serpentine, snakelike, treacherous * * * serˈpentlike adjective and adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑serpent … Useful english dictionary
Amphibia — Am*phib i*a, n. pl. [See {Amphibium}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the classes of vertebrates. [1913 Webster] Note: The Amphibia are distinguished by having usually no scales, by having eggs and embryos similar to those of fishes, and by undergoing a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amphisbaena — Am phis*b[ae] na, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? on both ends + ? to go.] 1. A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either way. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of harmless lizards, serpentlike in form, without legs, and with both… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amphiuma — Am phi*u ma ([a^]m f[i^]*[=u] m[.a]), n. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gordius aquaticus — Amphisbaena Am phis*b[ae] na, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? on both ends + ? to go.] 1. A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either way. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of harmless lizards, serpentlike in form, without legs, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gymnophiona — Gym no*phi o*na (j[i^]m n[ o]*f[imac] [ o]*n[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno s naked + ofio neos serpentlike.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of Amphibia, having a long, annulated, snakelike body. See {Ophiomorpha}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Had like — Like Like (l[imac]k), a. [Compar. {Liker} (l[imac]k [ e]r); superl. {Likest}.] [OE. lik, ilik, gelic, AS. gel[=i]c, fr. pref. ge + l[=i]c body, and orig. meaning, having the same body, shape, or appearance, and hence, like; akin to OS. gil[=i]k,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lacertilia — Lac er*til i*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lacertus a lizard.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of Reptilia, which includes the lizards. [1913 Webster] Note: They are closely related to the snakes, and like the latter, usually have the body covered with scales or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Like — (l[imac]k), a. [Compar. {Liker} (l[imac]k [ e]r); superl. {Likest}.] [OE. lik, ilik, gelic, AS. gel[=i]c, fr. pref. ge + l[=i]c body, and orig. meaning, having the same body, shape, or appearance, and hence, like; akin to OS. gil[=i]k, D. gelijk … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Like figures — Like Like (l[imac]k), a. [Compar. {Liker} (l[imac]k [ e]r); superl. {Likest}.] [OE. lik, ilik, gelic, AS. gel[=i]c, fr. pref. ge + l[=i]c body, and orig. meaning, having the same body, shape, or appearance, and hence, like; akin to OS. gil[=i]k,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
