ophiophagusn.

Brit.

/ˌɒfɪˈɒfəɡəs/, U.S.

/ˌɑfiˈɑfəɡəs/,

/ˌoʊfiˈɑfəɡəs/

Inflections: Plural ophiophagi.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin Ophiophagī, Ophiophagus.

Etymology: In sense 1 < classical Latin Ophiophagī (masculine plural), literally ‘the snake-eaters’, used as the name of an African people, probably < Byzantine Greek ὀϕιοϕάγος snake-eating (see note) < Hellenistic Greek ὀϕιο- ophio- comb. form + ancient Greek -ϕάγος (see -phagous comb. form). In sense 2 < scientific Latin Ophiophagus, genus name ( A. C. L. G. Günther Reptiles Brit. India (1864) 340). Compare French ophiophage (noun) person who eats snakes (1721).The Greek word is first recorded in the Lexicon of Suidas, but its appearance in Pliny suggests that it may have existed earlier in Greek.

†1. A person who or animal which eats snakes. Obsolete (rare in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [noun] > eating flesh or meat > eaters of other flesh

ophiophagus1555

sheep-biter1599

offal-eater1889

turtledom1893

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. iii. f. 14, (margin) Ophiophagi. [text] There is nothinge amonge theyr delicate dysshes, that they esteeme so muche as these serpentes.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 143 The Candei, whom they call Ophiophagi, because they are wont to feed on serpents.

a1648 W. Percy Faery Pastorall i. i. 99 But so Multitudinous the Frye wee had neede, Ibis or ophiophagi to ridde Our Forrest of so Fructeous a Foe.

1881 Amer. Naturalist 15 562 Ophiophagi, or snake eating snakes, prefer other victims, and prey on their own species only on account of the absence of their regular food.

2. Zoology. Formerly: †a snake of the monotypic genus Ophiophagus (family Elapidae), containing only the king cobra or hamadryad, O. hannah, which feeds almost exclusively on other snakes (obsolete). Also (now only) (in form Ophiophagus): the genus itself.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Elapidae or Najidae > naja hamadryas (hamadryad)

hamadryad1863

ophiophagus1883

king cobra1887

1883 Leisure Hour 195/2 The Ophiophagus, a snake-eating snake over eighteen feet long, whose bite they say is certain death.

1900 G. M. Gould & W. L. Pyle Anomalies & Curiosities Med. xiv. 7/6 The Ophiophagus, or hooded cobra, is one of the largest of venomous snakes, sometimes attaining a length of 15 feet.

1910 J. G. Scott Burman (ed. 3) lxii. 578 The hamadryad or ophiophagus, is, as his name imports, a cannibal, and lives on his neighbour snakes.

1964 Amer. Naturalist 98 41 One of the largest and most dangerous elapine snakes, the king cobra (Ophiophagus), is oviparous.

1995 C. Mattison Encycl. Snakes x. 234/2 Ophiophagus. A monotypic genus containing only the king cobra, O. hannah.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ophiophagus
释义	ophiophagusn. Brit. /ˌɒfɪˈɒfəɡəs/, U.S. /ˌɑfiˈɑfəɡəs/, /ˌoʊfiˈɑfəɡəs/ Inflections: Plural ophiophagi. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin Ophiophagī, Ophiophagus. Etymology: In sense 1 < classical Latin Ophiophagī (masculine plural), literally ‘the snake-eaters’, used as the name of an African people, probably < Byzantine Greek ὀϕιοϕάγος snake-eating (see note) < Hellenistic Greek ὀϕιο- ophio- comb. form + ancient Greek -ϕάγος (see -phagous comb. form). In sense 2 < scientific Latin Ophiophagus, genus name ( A. C. L. G. Günther Reptiles Brit. India (1864) 340). Compare French ophiophage (noun) person who eats snakes (1721).The Greek word is first recorded in the Lexicon of Suidas, but its appearance in Pliny suggests that it may have existed earlier in Greek. †1. A person who or animal which eats snakes. Obsolete (rare in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [noun] > eating flesh or meat > eaters of other flesh ophiophagus1555 sheep-biter1599 offal-eater1889 turtledom1893 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. iii. f. 14, (margin) Ophiophagi. [text] There is nothinge amonge theyr delicate dysshes, that they esteeme so muche as these serpentes. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 143 The Candei, whom they call Ophiophagi, because they are wont to feed on serpents. a1648 W. Percy Faery Pastorall i. i. 99 But so Multitudinous the Frye wee had neede, Ibis or ophiophagi to ridde Our Forrest of so Fructeous a Foe. 1881 Amer. Naturalist 15 562 Ophiophagi, or snake eating snakes, prefer other victims, and prey on their own species only on account of the absence of their regular food. 2. Zoology. Formerly: †a snake of the monotypic genus Ophiophagus (family Elapidae), containing only the king cobra or hamadryad, O. hannah, which feeds almost exclusively on other snakes (obsolete). Also (now only) (in form Ophiophagus): the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Elapidae or Najidae > naja hamadryas (hamadryad) hamadryad1863 ophiophagus1883 king cobra1887 1883 Leisure Hour 195/2 The Ophiophagus, a snake-eating snake over eighteen feet long, whose bite they say is certain death. 1900 G. M. Gould & W. L. Pyle Anomalies & Curiosities Med. xiv. 7/6 The Ophiophagus, or hooded cobra, is one of the largest of venomous snakes, sometimes attaining a length of 15 feet. 1910 J. G. Scott Burman (ed. 3) lxii. 578 The hamadryad or ophiophagus, is, as his name imports, a cannibal, and lives on his neighbour snakes. 1964 Amer. Naturalist 98 41 One of the largest and most dangerous elapine snakes, the king cobra (Ophiophagus), is oviparous. 1995 C. Mattison Encycl. Snakes x. 234/2 Ophiophagus. A monotypic genus containing only the king cobra, O. hannah. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1555
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