ophio-, ophi-, ophid-, -ophis; -ophidio, -ophidia +
(Greek: snake, snakelike, serpent)
ophiotoxin
Snake poison.
ophiphagous
Eating snakes.
ophis (OH fis)
Snake.
ophisaurus
A lizard with the characteristics of a snake.
Ophisism, ophisism
1. Serpent worship or the use of serpents as magical agencies.
2. The doctrine or worship of the Ophites, who refered the serpent as an embodiment of divine wisdom.
ophism
1. Serpent worship or the use of serpents as magical agencies.
2. The doctrine or worship of the Ophites (members of a sect which arose about the 2nd century, who paid reverence to the serpent as an embodiment of divine wisdom).
ophisophilist
A collector of snake skins.
Ophite, ophite
1. When capitalized, Ophite, a member of a sect which arose about the 2nd century B.C., who paid reverence to the serpent as an embodiment of divine wisdom.
2. Lower case, ophite, of the nature of or resembling a serpent; of a sinuous form; serpentine.
ophitic
A reference to igneous rocks having a texture characterized by crystals of plagioclase embedded in a matrix of augite.
Ophitic
Of or belonging to the sect of the Ophites.
Ophitism
The doctrine and rites of the Ophites, or a religious sect from 200 B.C., who revered snakes.
Ophiuchid, ophiuchid
Any of the meteors whose common radiant is in the constellation Ophiuchus.
Ophiuchus, ophiuchus
A constellation just south of Hercules represented on pictorial charts as a man holding the Serpent in his hands; also known as, Serpentarius.
ophiuran
A brittle star or basket fish.
paleophis, palaeophis
A genus of extinct Ophidians containing the oldest known fossil 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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