Thanatophidia

English

Etymology

From thanato- +‎ translingual Ophidia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θəˌnætəˈfɪdiə/

Noun

Thanatophidia pl (plural only)

1. (obsolete) deadly snakes
   • 1902, Current Opinion, volume 33, number 1, page 66:

     There are fifty known varieties of these dreaded creatures, all classified under the general title of Thanatophidia.