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Webster 1913 Edition


Herpetology

Herˊpe-tol′o-gy

,
Noun.
[Written also, but less properly,
erpetology
.]
[Gr. [GREEK] a creeping thing, reptile (fr. [GREEK] to creep) +
-logy
: cf. F.
herpétologie
.]
The natural history of reptiles; that branch of Zoology which relates to reptiles, including their structure, classification, and habits.

Webster 1828 Edition


Herpetology

HERPETOL'OGY

,
Noun.
[Gr. a reptile, and discourse.] A description of reptiles; the natural history of reptiles, including oviparous quadrupeds, as the crocodile, frog and tortoise,and serpents. The history of the latter is called ophiology.

Definition 2024


herpetology

herpetology

English

Noun

herpetology (usually uncountable, plural herpetologies)

  1. The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians.

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