ophidian

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ophidian词义

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adj. 蛇类的；蛇样的n. 蛇


ophidian英文词源

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ophidian (adj.)
"pertaining to snakes," 1883, from Greek ophidion, diminutive of ophis "serpent" (see ophio-). Hence, ophiolatry "serpent-worship" (1862), and the 2c. sect of the Ophitæ, who revered the serpent as the symbol of divine wisdom.