Ophiophile

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who loves snakes. rare

    "One does not have to be an ophiophile to understand why the chapter on snake bites is placed in this section."

Example

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"One does not have to be an ophiophile to understand why the chapter on snake bites is placed in this section."

Etymology

From ophio- + -phile.

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