Thanatophidia

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/θəˌnætəˈfɪdiə/

noun

deadly snakes

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Meanings

nounThanatophidia pl (plural only)
  1. obsoletepluralplural onlydeadly snakes

    There are fifty known varieties of these dreaded creatures, all classified under the general title of Thanatophidia.

    1902, Current Opinion, volume 33, number 1, page 66

Origin

From thanato- + translingual Ophidia.

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Thanatophidia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thanatophidia

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“Thanatophidia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thanatophidia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thanatophidia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thanatophidia.

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