ophiophagus

Questions about ophiophagus

What does ophiophagus mean?

ophiophagus means "king cobra".

How many syllables are in ophiophagus?

ophiophagus has 5 syllables: o-phi-o-pha-gus. The stress falls on "o".

What is another word for ophiophagus?

Close synonyms include genus Ophiophagus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ophiophagus a common word?

ophiophagus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.