Suborder Ophidia (Noun)
Meaning
Snakes.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The suborder Ophidia is a group of legless, slithering reptiles commonly known as snakes.
- Snakes belong to the suborder Ophidia, which is a distinct group within the order Squamata.
- The suborder Ophidia is characterized by the absence of limbs and the presence of a highly specialized skull.
- The earliest known members of the suborder Ophidia date back to the Cretaceous period, over 100 million years ago.
- The suborder Ophidia includes over 3,000 species of snakes, ranging in size, shape, and behavior.