单词 | ophites |
释义 | ophi- /of-i-/ or ophio- /of-i-ō-, of-i-ə- or of-i-o-/combining formSignifying 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
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
ophitic /ə-fitˈik/ adjective
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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