ophidian

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Ophidian, o-fid′i-an, n. one of the true serpents, in which the ribs are the only organs of locomotion.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

I'll think that thou a true Ophidian art;   I can not say a reptile of the deep, Because thou dost not play a reptile's part;   Thou swimmest, it appears, and dost not creep.

From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by Parton, James

This power of moving each jaw freely and in independence of the other, is peculiar to Ophidian reptiles.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. by Various