aglyphous

A1G2L1Y4P3H4O1U1S1

adjective

Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.

Scrabble 18
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveaglyphous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWhose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.

    Chersydrus is the Aglyphous representative of the Hydrophids, with which it agrees in its mode of life and general appearance.

    1890, George Albert Boulenger, edited by W. T. Blanford, The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma: Reptilia and Batrachia, volume 10, London: Taylor and Francis, page 355

Origin

From aglyph + -ous.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Hungarian csatornás méregfog, barázdás méregfog
  • csatornás méregfogof a snake: whose teeth are not specialized
  • barázdás méregfogof a snake: whose teeth are not specialized
Italian aglifo
  • aglifoof a snake: whose teeth are not specialized
Portuguese áglifo
  • áglifoof a snake: whose teeth are not specialized
Cite this entry
APA

aglyphous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aglyphous

MLA

“aglyphous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aglyphous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aglyphous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aglyphous.

Source: aglyphous on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.