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ophiophobic

ophiophobic adjective: afraid of snakes.

Adjective

ophiophobic (comparative more ophiophobic, superlative most ophiophobic)

  1. Afraid of snakes.
    • The red-sided garter snake, while harmless to all but the most ophiophobic of humans, is a fearsome predator of frogs, salamanders and slugs.1986, Nature Canada, volumes 15-17, unnumbered page
    • Not for the ophiophobic, this made-for-cable original features rattlesnakes running amok in a small town, mediocre acting (on the humans' part, that is), dull dialogue, and laughable scenes in snake-o-vision.2000, Mick Martin, Marsha Porter, Video Movie Guide 2001, Ballantine Bokos, →ISBN, page 895
    Synonyms:
    ophidiophobic

Synonyms of ophiophobic

Forms of ophiophobic

comparativemore ophiophobic
superlativemost ophiophobic

Origin of ophiophobic

From ophio- + -phobic.

Questions about ophiophobic

What does ophiophobic mean?
Ophiophobic means afraid of snakes.
What part of speech is ophiophobic?
Ophiophobic is an adjective.

Words near ophiophobic in the dictionary

  1. ophiophilist
  2. ophiophilists
  3. ophiophobe
  4. ophiophobes
  5. ophiophobia
  6. ophiophobic
  7. ophioplutei
  8. ophiopluteus
  9. ophiopogon
  10. ophiopogonin
  11. ophiopogons

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