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OPHIDISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ophidism mean?
• OPHIDISM (noun)
The noun OPHIDISM has 1 sense:
1. poisoning by snake venom
Familiarity information: OPHIDISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Poisoning by snake venom
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("ophidism" is a kind of...):
intoxication; poisoning; toxic condition (the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance)
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