OPHIOLOGY

Etymology

Noun

ophiology (uncountable)

(zoology) The study of snakes, a branch of herpetology.

Hypernyms

• herpetology

Source: Wiktionary


O`phi*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf.F. ophioloqie.]

Definition: That part of natural history which treats of the ophidians, or serpents.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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