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Definition of Proteroglypha

Proteroglypha
Proteroglypha Pro`te*rog"ly*pha, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before + ? to carve.] (Zo["o]l.) A suborder of serpents including those that have permanently erect grooved poison fangs, with ordinary teeth behind them in the jaws. It includes the cobras, the asps, and the sea snakes. Called also Proteroglyphia.

Meaning of Proteroglypha from wikipedia

- A snake skeleton consists primarily of the skull, vertebrae, and ribs, with only vestigial remnants of the limbs. The skull of a snake is a very complex...
- Viperidae Proteroglypha...
- from the Philippine Islands with a note on the palatine teeth in the proteroglypha". (1908) (with J. Van Denburgh) "Description of a new genus and species...