Aglypha

plural noun

Ag·​ly·​pha

ˈa-glə-fə

: a primary division of the family Colubridae, in its widest sense nearly or exactly coextensive with the Aglyphodonta of other classifications

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek aglypha, neuter plural of aglyphos unhewn, from a- a- entry 2 + -glyphos (from glyphein to cut, hew) (to cut)

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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