Ichthyol. [ad. mod.L. Lycodont-, -odon, ad. Gr. λυκοδόντ-ες pl. (Galen), f. λύκο-ς wolf + ὀδοντ-, ὀδούς tooth.] A snake of the family Lycodontidæ, having caniniform teeth.
1887. Encycl. Brit., XXII. 190/2. In some [snakes] all the teeth are nearly of the same size; others possess in front of the jaws (Lycodonts) or behind in the maxillaries (Diacrasterians) a tooth … larger than the rest.
Hence Lycodontine a., pertaining to the Lycodontidæ (Cent. Dict.).
