Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ophiology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ophi-ol-o-gy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of snakes, a branch of herpetology.

Uncountable

Etymology

From ophio- (“snake”) + -logy (“study of”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ophio
Suffix: logy

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

ophiological ophiologist

Questions

What does ophiology mean?: The study of snakes, a branch of herpetology.
Where does ophiology come from?: From ophio- (“snake”) + -logy (“study of”).

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