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ophiophagy

ophiophagy noun: the eating of snakes.

Noun

ophiophagy (uncountable)

  1. The eating of snakes.

Origin of ophiophagy

From ophio- + -phagy.

Questions about ophiophagy

What does ophiophagy mean?
Ophiophagy means the eating of snakes.
What part of speech is ophiophagy?
Ophiophagy is a noun.

Words near ophiophagy in the dictionary

  1. ophionereidids
  2. ophions
  3. ophiophage
  4. ophiophages
  5. ophiophagous
  6. ophiophagy
  7. ophiophile
  8. ophiophiles
  9. ophiophilist
  10. ophiophilists
  11. ophiophobe

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