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ophiophilist
ophiophilist n. 
/ˌoʊfiˈɑfələst/ rare a person who loves snakes.
Brit. /ˌɒfɪˈɒfᵻlɪst/
, /ˌɒfɪˈɒfᵻlɪst/U.S. /ˌɑfiˈɑfələst/
, /ˌɑfiˈɑfələst//ˌoʊfiˈɑfələst/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > love of > person
ophiophilist1882
1882 C. C. Hopley Snakes xxiii. 429 A meaning which may be worth seeking by a philologist, should he be also an ophiophilist.
1883 Daily News 19 Feb. 5/2 Ophiophilism is by no means an ugly word..but it may be doubted whether Miss Catherine C. Hopley..will succeed in persuading her readers to become ophiophilists.
2000 Chattanooga (Tennessee) Times (Nexis) 17 July d5 An ‘ophiophilist’ is one who loves snakes, and you don't get a chance to use the word any too often.
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