† reptilivorousadj.
Zoology. Obsolete.
Of an animal: feeding on reptiles.
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ophiophagous1650
ranivorous1801
batrachophagous1825
reptilivorous1852
serpentivorous1882
1852 W. Macgillivray Hist. Brit. Birds IV. 574 They are radicivorous, graminivorous, granivorous, insectivorous, reptilivorous; in short, some of them eat almost anything eatable.
1885 Field 4 Apr. 453/3 The other bird is piscivorous and reptilivorous, and destroys no end of frogs, lizards, and the like.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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