🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

ofiófago

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ofiófago

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ophiophagous/ˌoʊ.fiˈɒf.ə.ɡəs/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #20000 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El rey cobra es un conocido ofiófago."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Describing an organism that feeds on snakes.

    "The ophiophagous king cobra is known for its diet primarily consisting of other snakes."
  2. 2

    Relating to the behavior or characteristics of animals that prey on snakes.

    "Certain birds exhibit ophiophagous behavior, hunting snakes as their main source of nutrition."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'ophiophagous' is derived from the Greek roots 'ophio-' meaning 'snake' and '-phagous' meaning 'eating' or 'feeding on'. It has been used in English since the late 19th century to describe species that consume snakes as a primary food source.

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