Crossword clues for ophidian
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"pertaining to snakes," 1883, from Greek ophidion, diminutive of ophis "serpent" (see ophio-). Hence, ophiolatry "serpent-worship" (1862), and the 2c. sect of the Ophitæ, who revered the serpent as the symbol of divine wisdom.
Wiktionary
a. Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic of a snake or serpent. n. Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.
WordNet
Wikipedia
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the ophidian is a type of monstrous humanoid.
Ophidian is a professional wrestler best known for performing with Chikara. He was previously a member of The Osirian Portal stable along with his former partners Amasis and Hieracon. His gimmick is an anthropomorphic Egyptian cobra, which is reflected in his in-ring gear and cobra head mask as well as his mannerisms and speech. Ophidian currently serves as an assistant trainer at The Wrestle Factory, operated by Chikara founder Mike Quackenbush.
Ophidian may refer to:
- Ophidian, a reptile of the suborder Ophidia (or '' Serpentes''); a snake
- Ophidian (wrestler), a professional wrestler
- Ophidian (Dungeons & Dragons), a Dungeons & Dragons monster
- Ophidian 2350, a collectible card game
- Ophidian, a being of the fictional emotional spectrum
Usage examples of "ophidian".
Serpentian science, Uncle Ophidian demonstrated the mental nature of the subatomic world.
Uncle Ophidian supported his nephew, though by no means wholly in balance himself.
Uncle Ophidian followed, leading Lizardo, whose tail was whipping wildly as he sought stability.
Uncle Ophidian had some discomfort, but the Third Chronogrammatic dealt with charged stratification of rock layers and its influence on Corridor travel.
Uncle Ophidian, only a few meters from the mouth of the extra-dimensional seam.
But Uncle Ophidian would find a suitable cave in whatever universe he landed.
The ophidian commander was vain enough not to be wearing a helm, and his smooth, nearly human features contrasted sharply with the corps of goblins and draconians assembled in the plaza.
That the newly born ophidian had not been properly prepared for her awakening made the task easier.
Its green dome, wet and slowly palpitating, was twenty feet through, the hanging, ophidian tentacles twice that in length.
By putting his head on one side he was able to decipher it: The Ophidian Way Is the True Way.
It showed a human nature developing itself in conflict with the ophidian characteristics and instincts impressed upon it during the pre-natal period.
A remarkable point about her was that long, flexile neck, arching and undulating in strange sinuous movements, which one who loved her would compare to those of a swan, and one who loved her not to those of the ophidian who tempted our common mother.
I tried to make out a case for my poor Elsie, whom the most hardened theologian would find it hard to blame for her inherited ophidian tastes and tendencies.
Geraldine, in the former, seems to be simply a malignant witch-woman with the evil eye, but with no absolute ophidian relationship.
I have been struck, like many others, with the ophidian head and eye of the famous Rachel.