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ophiologist

oph·i·ol·o·gy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [of-ee-ol-uh-jee, oh-fee-]
    • /ˌɒf iˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌoʊ fi-/
    • /ˌɒfɪˈɒlədʒˌɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [of-ee-ol-uh-jee, oh-fee-]
    • /ˌɒf iˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌoʊ fi-/

Definition of ophiologist word

  • noun ophiologist the branch of herpetology dealing with snakes. 1

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Origin of ophiologist

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
1810-20; < Greek óphi(s) snake + -o- + -logy

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Parts of speech for Ophiologist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ophiologist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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