ophiophile

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noun

A person who loves snakes.

Opposite
ophiophobe
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Meanings

nounophiophile (plural ophiophiles)

plural ophiophiles

  1. rareA person who loves snakes.

    One does not have to be an ophiophile to understand why the chapter on snake bites is placed in this section.

    1992, Leon Jacobs, Parasitic zoonoses, page 213

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
ophiophobe
Also see
ophiophilist

Origin

From ophio- + -phile.

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APA

ophiophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophiophile

MLA

“ophiophile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophiophile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ophiophile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophiophile.

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