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单词 ophiological
释义

ophi- /of-i-/ or ophio- /of-i-ō-, of-i-ə- or of-i-o-/

combining form

Signifying a snake

ORIGIN: Gr ophis snake

ophicalˈcite noun

A marble containing green serpentine

ophˈicleide /-klīd/ noun

(Fr ophicléide, from Gr kleis, kleidos key) a keyed brass instrument developed from the serpent, a bass keybugle

Ophidˈia plural noun

(Gr ophidion, dimin of ophis) the snakes as an order or suborder of reptiles

ophidˈian noun and adjective

ophidiāˈrium noun (rare)

A snake-house

Ophioglossˈum noun

(Gr glōssa tongue) the adder's-tongue genus, giving name to the Ophioglossāˈceae, a family of eusporangiate ferns

ophiolˈater noun

A person who worships snakes

ophiolˈatrous adjective

ophiolˈatry noun

(see -latry) snake-worship

ophˈiolite noun

  1. Serpentine (obsolete)
  2. A group of igneous rocks associated with deep-sea sediments
  3. Verd-antique

ophiolitˈic adjective

ophiologˈic or ophiologˈical adjective

ophiolˈogist noun

ophiolˈogy noun

The study of snakes

ophˈiomorph noun

(see -morph) a caecilian amphibian

ophiomorphˈic or ophiomorphˈous adjective

Snakelike

ophiophˈagous adjective

(see -phagous under phag-) snake-eating

ophiophˈilist noun

A snake-lover

Ophˈism noun

The creed or religion of the Ophites

ophˈite noun

  1. A name given to various rocks mottled with green
  2. At one time, serpentine-rock
  3. Later, a kind of diabase
  4. (with cap) one of a Gnostic sect that reverenced snakes

ophitic /ə-fitˈik/ adjective

  1. Relating to ophite
  2. Having pyroxene crystals enclosing feldspar laths
  3. (with cap) of the Ophites

Ophˈitism noun

Ophiuchus /-i-ookˈəs or -ūkˈ/ noun

The Serpent-Bearer, a constellation between Aquila and Libra on the celestial equator

ophiura /-i-ooˈrə or -ūˈrə/ noun

(Gr ourā tail) a member of the Ophiura genus of brittlestars or sand-stars

ophiuˈran noun and adjective

ophiuˈrid noun and adjective

Ophiuˈridae and Ophiuroidˈea plural noun

Respectively a family and class of echinoderms like starfish with long, snaky, sharply differentiated arms, the brittlestars

ophiuˈroid noun and adjective

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