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[Cf. F.
ophidien.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the
Ophidia; belonging to serpents.

O*phid"i*oid (?), a. [Ophidion +
-oid.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the
Ophidiidæ, a family of fishes which includes many
slender species. -- n. One of the
Ophidiidæ.

||O*phid"i*on (?), n.; pl.
Ophidia (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?; little snake, fr.
'o`fis a serpent.] (Zoöl.) The typical
genus of ophidioid fishes. [Written also Ophidium.] See
Illust. under Ophidioid.

O*phid"i*ous (?), a.
Ophidian.

O`phi*ol"a*try (?), n. [Gr.
'o`fis serpent + &?; worship.] The worship of
serpents.

{ O`phi*o*log"ic (?), O`phi*o*log"ic*al (?), }
a. Of or pertaining to ophiology.

O`phi*ol"o*gist (?), n. One versed
in the natural history of serpents.

O`phi*ol"o*gy (?), n.

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