- ophidian (adj.)
[ophidian 词源字典]
- "pertaining to snakes," 1883, from Greek ophidion, diminutive of ophis "serpent" (see ophio-). Hence, ophiolatry "serpent-worship" (1862), and the 2c. sect of the Ophitæ, who revered the serpent as the symbol of divine wisdom.[ophidian etymology, ophidian origin, 英语词源]