Aglyphodonta

plural noun

Aglyph·o·don·ta | \ ə-ˌgli-fə-ˈdän-tə\

Definition of Aglyphodonta

: a group of snakes without grooved fangs or venom glands and without limb vestiges, comprising the families Amblycephalidae, Acrochordidae, Colubridae (sensu stricto) and including the majority of common nonpoisonous snakes which are sometimes all placed in the family Colubridae

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The first known use of Aglyphodonta was in 1868

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