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ophidian

adjective
ophid·​i·​an | \ ō-ˈfi-dē-ən How to pronounce ophidian (audio) \

Definition of ophidian

: of, relating to, or resembling snakes
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ophidian noun

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 Finally, though, Raymer does rise to the occasion, tracking down a hit-and-run driver and putting an end (with an ophidian exclamation point) to the criminal career of one of the book’s more unsavory characters. — T. Coraghessan Boyle, New York Times, "T. C. Boyle Reviews Richard Russo’s ‘Everybody’s Fool’," 3 May 2016

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First Known Use of ophidian

1826, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for ophidian

ultimately from Greek ophis

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