Etymology

ophid-

Today it means: Of or pertaining to snakes Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὄφις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὄφις“snake”
  2. English todayophid-

From Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”).

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Ancient Greekὄφις all →

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