Etymology

ophidiarium

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Today it means: A place for keeping snakes. Full definition →

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

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

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