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ophiologist

ophiologist noun: one who studies ophiology; an expert on snakes.

Noun

ophiologist (plural ophiologists)

  1. One who studies ophiology; an expert on snakes.
    • Bichat speaks of a stupefying effluvium (exhalaison hypnotique) by which some reptiles benumb their victims; and Van der Hoeven suggests that the above-described suicidal infatuation of birds and rodents may be nothing but the well known self-sacrificing courage of the nest-mothers in defense of...1879 September, “Serpent-Charm”, in Popular Science Monthly, volume 15

Forms of ophiologist

pluralophiologists

Origin of ophiologist

From ophiology + -ist.

Questions about ophiologist

What does ophiologist mean?
Ophiologist means one who studies ophiology; an expert on snakes.
What part of speech is ophiologist?
Ophiologist is a noun.
What is the plural of ophiologist?
The plural of ophiologist is ophiologists.

Words near ophiologist in the dictionary

  1. ophioliticlastic
  2. ophiolitiferous
  3. ophiolitologist
  4. ophiolitologists
  5. ophiological
  6. ophiologist
  7. ophiologists
  8. ophiology
  9. ophiomancy
  10. ophiomorphic
  11. ophiomorphite

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