psammođynastes

[Pref. psammo-, and Gr. dynastes =a ruler.] Zool .: A genus of Psammophide (q. v.), with two species, ranging from Sikkim to Cochin China, Borneo, and the Philippines. Psammodynastes pulverulent us is a native of British India. "Its aspect is very repulsive; its dark, undefined colors, short and thick head, and swollen lips caused by large hidden fangs, give it the appearance of a venomous snake." ( Günther : Rept. Brit. India , p. 292.) IMG:content-1673.png:[blocks in formation] pl. of Gr. nema = yarn.] Zool.: A sub-order of Ceros pong i a, having foreign bodies, and notably sand, within the axis of the spongine fiber. Example, the Bath sponge. psăm-moph-i-dæ, subst. pl. [Mod, Lat. psam moph(is); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ.] Zool.: Desert-snakes; a family of Colubriformes, with five genera, characteristic of the Ethiopian and Oriental regions. Body and tail generally elongate, sometimes stout, rounded; head very distinct from the neck. ophis a serpent.] psăm-moph-Is, subst . [Pref. psamm- , and Gr. Zoology : The typical genus of the family Psammophidae (q. v.), with sixteen species, ranging from West Africa to Persia and Calcutta. Psammophis condanarus is about forty inches in length. sauros a lizard.]