ophiology
/ˌɒfiˈɒlədʒi/noun
उच्चारण ऑफ़िऑलजी
सर्प-विज्ञान
Advanced wordPYP · asked 1 time
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
SSC Steno 2026
noun
- 1
[U]
the scientific study of snakes
सर्प-विज्ञान
- a specialist in ophiology
- Her interest in ophiology began after she saw a cobra in her village.
- Ophiology teaches us which snakes are venomous and which are harmless.
+ 2 more examples
- The professor of ophiology led a trip to the forest.
- Courses in ophiology also cover snake habitats and behaviour.
◇Word family
ophiologist noun
AaSpelling
o·phi·ol·o·gy
§Grammar and usage
Fear of snakes is ophidiophobia.
साँपों का डर ophidiophobia है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often (studies): the study of snakes is ophiology; reptiles and amphibians herpetology; birds ornithology; insects entomology; fish ichthyology; mammals mammalogy; plants botany; animals zoology.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है (अध्ययन): साँपों का अध्ययन ophiology; सरीसृपों और उभयचरों का herpetology; पक्षियों का ornithology; कीटों का entomology; मछलियों का ichthyology; स्तनधारियों का mammalogy; पौधों का botany; जीवों का zoology।