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LIZARDS |
Certain reptiles |
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OPHIOPHAGOUS |
Feeding on serpents; -- said of certain birds and
reptiles. |
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PHANEROGLOSSAL |
Having a conspicious tongue; -- said of certain
reptiles and insects. |
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SUPRAOCULAR |
Above the eyes; -- said of certain scales of fishes
and reptiles. |
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CUCULLATED |
Having a hoodlike crest on the head, as certain birds,
mammals, and reptiles. |
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INFRALABIAL |
Below the lower lip; -- said of certain scales of
reptiles and fishes. |
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SUCHOSPONDYLOUS |
Having dorsal vertebrae with long and divided
transverse processes; -- applied to certain reptiles. |
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LORAL |
Of or pertaining to the lore; -- said of certain feathers of
birds, scales of reptiles, etc. |
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PARIETAL |
One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back
of the head in certain reptiles and fishes. |
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VENT |
The anal opening of certain invertebrates and fishes; also,
the external cloacal opening of reptiles, birds, amphibians, and many
fishes. |
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HIBERNATE |
To winter; to pass the season of winter in close
quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles,
and insects. |
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PREFRONTAL |
Situated in front of the frontal bone, or the frontal
region of the skull; ectethmoid, as a certain bone in the nasal capsule
of many animals, and certain scales of reptiles and fishes. |