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Ophite :: Ophite (a.) A mamber of a Gnostic serpent-worshiping sect of the second century.

Verd Antique :: Verd antique () A mottled-green serpentine marble.

Amphisbaena :: Amphisbaena (n.) A genus of harmless lizards, serpentlike in form, without legs, and with both ends so much alike that they appear to have a head at each, and ability to move either way. See Illustration in Appendix..

Aaron's Rod :: Aaron's rod () A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two..

Amphisbaena :: Amphisbaena (n.) A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either way..

Shed :: Shed (v. t.) To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves..

Serpentry :: Serpentry (n.) A place inhabited or infested by serpents.

Constrictor :: Constrictor (n.) A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor..

Serpent :: Serpent (n.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake. See Illust. under Ophidia..

Engouled :: Engouled (a.) Partly swallowed; disappearing in the jaws of anything; as, an infant engouled by a serpent; said also of an ordinary, when its two ends to issue from the mouths of lions, or the like; as, a bend engouled..

Gastrostege :: Gastrostege (n.) One of the large scales on the belly of a serpent.

Ophiuchus :: Ophiuchus (n.) A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a man holding a serpent in his hands; -- called also Serpentarius..

Serpentiform :: Serpentiform (a.) Having the form of a serpent.

Aboma :: Aboma (n.) A large South American serpent (Boa aboma).

Metasomatism :: Metasomatism (n.) An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; -- opposed to ordinary metamorphism, as implying simply a recrystallization..

Peridotite :: Peridotite (n.) An eruptive rock characterized by the presence of chrysolite (peridot). It also usually contains pyroxene, enstatite, chromite, etc. It is often altered to serpentine..

Serpent :: Serpent (n.) Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person..

Ophiologist :: Ophiologist (n.) One versed in the natural history of serpents.

Bag :: Bag (n.) A sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance; as, the bag of poison in the mouth of some serpents; the bag of a cow..

Marmolite :: Marmolite (n.) A thin, laminated variety of serpentine, usually of a pale green color..

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