Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. From French protéroglyphes, (plural) suborder name from protéro- + Hellenistic Greek γλυϕή carving.
Definition of proteroglyph in US English:
proteroglyph
adjectiveˈprəʊt(ə)rə(ʊ)ɡlɪf
Zoology
= proteroglyphous.
nounˈprəʊt(ə)rə(ʊ)ɡlɪf
Zoology
A proteroglyphous snake.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. From French protéroglyphes, (plural) suborder name from protéro- + Hellenistic Greek γλυϕή carving.