Meanings
nounophiology (uncountable)
- uncountablebiologyThe study of snakes, a branch of herpetology.
Origin
From ophio- (“snake”) + -logy (“study of”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish käärmeoppi
- käärmeoppithe study of snakes
French ophiologie
- ophiologiethe study of snakes
Greek οφιολογία
- οφιολογία (ofiología)the study of snakes
Tagalog dalub-ahasan
- dalub-ahasanthe study of snakes
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APA
ophiology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophiology
MLA
“ophiology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophiology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ophiology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophiology.
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