ophio-, ophi-, ophid-, -ophis; -ophidio, -ophidia +
(Greek: snake, snakelike, serpent)
ophidic
1. Relating to, caused by, or derived from snakes.
2. Of or pertaining to snakes.
ophidioid
Resembling or descriptive of snakes.
ophidiomancy
Divination by using snakes.
ophidiomania
An excessive interest in snakes or other reptiles including a great interest in observing them, studying them, and having them as pets.
ophidiophobe
Someone who has a morbid fear of snakes.
ophidiophobia
An irrational, pathological, or abnormal fear of snakes or other reptiles.
ophidious
A reference to poisoning from snake venom or poison.
ophidism
Poisoning by, or from, snake venom.
ophidology
The biology or study of snakes.
ophiocephale
Having a snake's head.
ophiocephaloid
Resembling the fishes of the genus Ophiocephalus (walking-fish), that have a long body and snake-like head, and are capable of breathing air and of travelling considerable distances overland.
ophiocephalous
Snake-headed; having a snake's head.
ophioglossum
Known as adder's tongue, or snake tongue, it is a genus of about 25-30 species of Ophioglossales in the family Ophioglossaceae, with a cosmopolitan but primarily tropical and subtropical distribution.
Adder's tongues are so-called because the spore-bearing stalk is thought to resemble a snake's tongue.
ophiograph
A treatise on, or a description of, serpents (lizards, snakes, etc.).
ophiographic
A written description of snakes and other serpents.
A cross reference of other word family units that are related directly, or indirectly, with: "snakes or other reptiles":
angui-;
coluber-;
herpeto-;
reptil-;
sauro-.
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