Ophidian \O*phid"i*an\, n. [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent. Ophidian \O*phid"i*an\, a. [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents.
ophidian n : limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous [syn: {snake}, {serpent}]