ophite

Meanings

Noun

Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry.

Adjective

Serpent-like; ophidian.

Origin

From Latin ophites, from Ancient Greek ὀφίτης (Etymology 2, below). Compare ophites.
From Ancient Greek ὀφίτης.

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