opisthoglyphous

As a noun terms

is .

As an adjective opisthoglyphous is

(of a snake) whose teeth include an enlarged pair at the back of the maxillae which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture.

Opisthoglyphous is a coordinate term of proteroglyphous.

In of a snake terms the difference between proteroglyphous and opisthoglyphous

is that proteroglyphous is having shortened maxillae bearing few teeth except for a substantially enlarged fang that forms a hollow needle for injecting venom while opisthoglyphous is whose teeth include an enlarged pair at the back of the maxillae which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture.

Solenoglyphous is a coordinate term of opisthoglyphous.

In of a [[snake]]|lang=en terms the difference between solenoglyphous and opisthoglyphous

is that solenoglyphous is (of a snake) having nublike maxillae each supporting a single hollow fang that points posteriorly, the mouth opening wide so that the fang swings into position to inject venom deeply while opisthoglyphous is (of a snake) whose teeth include an enlarged pair at the back of the maxillae which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture.

As adjectives the difference between solenoglyphous and opisthoglyphous

is that solenoglyphous is (of a snake) having nublike maxillae each supporting a single hollow fang that points posteriorly, the mouth opening wide so that the fang swings into position to inject venom deeply while opisthoglyphous is (of a snake) whose teeth include an enlarged pair at the back of the maxillae which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture.

As a noun puncture

is the act or an instance of puncturing.

As a verb puncture

is to pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.

As an adjective opisthoglyphous is

(of a snake) whose teeth include an enlarged pair at the back of the maxillae which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture.

As a noun venom

is a poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; atter.

As a verb venom

is to infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.

As an adjective opisthoglyphous is

whose teeth include an enlarged pair at the back of the maxillae which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture.

As a noun groove

is a long, narrow channel or depression; eg, such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression.

As a verb groove

is to cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.

As an adjective opisthoglyphous is

(of a snake) whose teeth include an enlarged pair at the back of the maxillae which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture.

As a noun maxilla

is either of the two bones that together form the upper jaw.

As an adjective opisthoglyphous is

whose teeth include an enlarged pair at the back of the maxillae which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture.

As a proper noun snake

is (video games) an early computer game, later popular on mobile phones, in which the player attempts to manoeuvre a perpetually growing snake so as to collect food items and avoid colliding with walls or the snake's tail.

As an adjective opisthoglyphous is

(of a snake) whose teeth include an enlarged pair at the back of the maxillae which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture.

Aglyphous is a coordinate term of opisthoglyphous.

In of a snake terms the difference between opisthoglyphous and aglyphous

is that opisthoglyphous is whose teeth include an enlarged pair at the back of the maxillae which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture while aglyphous is whose teeth are similar in shape, not specialized.