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ophiophagous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ophio-phagous
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeding on snakes.

Etymology

From ophio- (“snake”) + -phagous (“eating”).

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does ophiophagous mean?
Feeding on snakes.
Where does ophiophagous come from?
From ophio- (“snake”) + -phagous (“eating”).

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