Ophidiophobes

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who exhibits an intense fear or phobia of snakes or serpents, often experiencing anxiety or panic at the mere thought of these reptiles
2. An individual characterized by a strong aversion or irrational fear toward snakes, leading to avoidance behaviors in their presence
3. Someone who suffers from a specific phobia that induces dread when confronted with snakes, sometimes affecting their daily life or activities

Etymology: "Ophidiophobes" is the plural of "ophidiophobe," a noun for someone who fears snakes. The word is built from two Greek-derived parts: "ophidio-," from Greek "ophis," meaning "serpent" or "snake," and "-phobe," from Greek "phobos," meaning "fear," and the "-phobe" ending is used for a person who has the fear. Its plural simply adds the usual English "-s."