ophiophagousadj.

Brit.

/ˌɒfɪˈɒfəɡəs/, U.S.

/ˌɑfiˈɑfəɡəs/,

/ˌoʊfiˈɑfəɡəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Ophiophagī , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Ophiophagī the snake-eaters (see ophiophagus n.) + -ous suffix. Compare French ophiophage, adjective (1721).

Feeding on snakes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating flesh > eating reptiles

ophiophagous1650

ranivorous1801

batrachophagous1825

reptilivorous1852

serpentivorous1882

1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) vi. xxvii. 151 Ophiophagous nations and such as feed upon Serpents.

1881 in J. W. Ogle Harveian Oration 1880 93 Man is casually ophiophagous.

1886 Sat. Rev. 61 430/2 The Revolution is the ophiophagous reptile, and gradually but steadily eats up all the other reptiles.

1904 Westm. Gaz. 26 May 12/2 Neither this snake, which loves to browse upon its brethren, nor the hamadryad, another ophiophagous ophidian, have progressed beyond the ordinary limitations of the snake.

1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 Sept. 704/2 The ophiophagous cats of St. Basil.

1955 Sci. Monthly Nov. 251/1 Snakes also have to fear their own kind—that is, the ophiophagus [sic] king snakes.

1994 C. Berthier tr. R. Bauchot et al. Snakes 176 The smooth snake..and the Montpellier snake..are often ophiophagous, with the latter even eating members of its own species.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ophiophagous
释义	ophiophagousadj. Brit. /ˌɒfɪˈɒfəɡəs/, U.S. /ˌɑfiˈɑfəɡəs/, /ˌoʊfiˈɑfəɡəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Ophiophagī , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Ophiophagī the snake-eaters (see ophiophagus n.) + -ous suffix. Compare French ophiophage, adjective (1721). Feeding on snakes. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating flesh > eating reptiles ophiophagous1650 ranivorous1801 batrachophagous1825 reptilivorous1852 serpentivorous1882 1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) vi. xxvii. 151 Ophiophagous nations and such as feed upon Serpents. 1881 in J. W. Ogle Harveian Oration 1880 93 Man is casually ophiophagous. 1886 Sat. Rev. 61 430/2 The Revolution is the ophiophagous reptile, and gradually but steadily eats up all the other reptiles. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 26 May 12/2 Neither this snake, which loves to browse upon its brethren, nor the hamadryad, another ophiophagous ophidian, have progressed beyond the ordinary limitations of the snake. 1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 Sept. 704/2 The ophiophagous cats of St. Basil. 1955 Sci. Monthly Nov. 251/1 Snakes also have to fear their own kind—that is, the ophiophagus [sic] king snakes. 1994 C. Berthier tr. R. Bauchot et al. Snakes 176 The smooth snake..and the Montpellier snake..are often ophiophagous, with the latter even eating members of its own species. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1650
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