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Webster 1913 Edition


Solenoglypha


Soˊle-nog′ly-pha

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Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] a channel + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] to engrave.]
(Zool.)
A suborder of serpents including those which have tubular erectile fangs, as the viper and rattlesnake. See
Fang
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