Ō'phi-ŏl'o-gy, n.

(ō'fĭ-ōl'o-jy), n. [Fr. ophiologie, from Gr. ὄφις, serpent, and λόγος, discourse.] That part of natural history which treats of the ophidians or serpents, or in accordance with the principles of which the various kinds are described and arranged.