ophio-, ophi-, ophid-, -ophis; -ophidio, -ophidia +
(Greek: snake, snakelike, serpent)
psammophis
The name applied to a genus of snakes; such as, sand-snakes or desert-snakes; hence, psammophid, psammophine which belong to the family Psammophidae and the subfamily Psammophine, typified by Psammophis.
saurophidian
A combination of the characteristics of a lizard and a snake.
scolecophidian
A worm-like snake.
thanatophidia
Venomous snakes that cause death.
thanatophidial
A reference to poisonous snakes the bites of which result in death.
thanatophidian
A division of Ophidia, comprising the venomous snakes.
thanatophidologist
One who specializes in the study of venomous snakes.
toxicophidia
Venomous, or poisonous, snakes.
