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Definition of Ophiology
1. n. That part of natural history which treats of the ophidians, or serpents.
Definition of Ophiology
1. Noun. (biology) The study of snakes, a branch of herpetology. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ophiology
1. [n -GIES]
Medical Definition of Ophiology
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ophiology
Literary usage of Ophiology
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Philadelphia Medical and Physical Journal by Benjamin Smith Barton (1806)
"ophiology. EDITOR. 12. I have seen two new species of the Rattle-Snake, of a
tremendous size: one 6 feet long, 1 Its inches in circumference, ..."
2. Snakes: Curiosities and Wonders of Serpent Life by Catherine Cooper Hopley (1882)
"As many of these are introduced in the body of my work, let us glance at the
progress of ophiology since the date of these two distinguished authors. ..."
3. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1844)
"Hence ophiology IMS, from an early period, engaged the attention of many
distinguished naturalists, and at the present day every scientific traveller and ..."
4. Australian Almanac (1863)
"... has done much for Australian ophiology, and has contributed numerous facts
during his short residence in the colony towards the elucidation of many ..."
5. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1844)
"Hence ophiology has, from an early period, engaged the attention of many
distinguished naturalists, and at the present day every scientific traveller and ..."
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