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ophiology

noun
ophi·​ol·​o·​gy
variants: or less commonly ophidology \ ˌäfəˈdä-​ , ˌōf-​ \
plural -es

Definition of ophiology

: a branch of herpetology concerned with the study of snakes

History and Etymology for ophiology

ophiology from ophi- + -logy; ophidology from New Latin ophido- (irregular from Greek ophis serpent) + English -logy

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