OPHIOPHAGOUS

Etymology

Adjective

ophiophagous (not comparable)

(zoology) Feeding on snakes.

Source: Wiktionary


O`phi*oph"a*gous, a. Etym: [Gr. ophiophage.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Feeding on serpents; -- said of certain birds and reptiles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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