ophiologist

Etymology

From ophiology + -ist.

ophiologist means one who studies ophiology; an expert on snakes. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

One who studies ophiology; an expert on snakes.“Bichat speaks of a stupefying effluvium (exhalaison hypnotique) by which some reptiles benumb their victims; and Van der Hoeven suggests that the above-described suicidal infatuation of birds and rodents may be nothing but the well known self-sacrificing courage of the nest-mothers in defense of their helpless brood; while some modern ophiologists (Keyserling, Cabanis, and Dr. Hitchcock) have reje”