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



RESET




Word of the Day

16 March 2025

SUSPENDED

(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

coffee icon