Ophiophobic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Afraid of snakes.

    "The red-sided garter snake, while harmless to all but the most ophiophobic of humans, is a fearsome predator of frogs, salamanders and slugs."

Synonyms

All synonyms
ophidiophobicophidiophobic

Example

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"The red-sided garter snake, while harmless to all but the most ophiophobic of humans, is a fearsome predator of frogs, salamanders and slugs."

Etymology

From ophio- + -phobic.

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