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Etymology of the Greek word ophiophagos
the Greek word
ophiophagos
derived from the Greek word
ophis
, ὄφις (a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan)
using the Greek suffix
-phagos
, -φάγος, -ϕαγος, -ϕάγος
derived from the Greek word
phagein
, ϕαγεῖν (to eat)
Derivations in other languages
English
ophiophagous
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