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herpetology Definition

her·pe·tol·ogy (hʉr′pə täl′ə jē)

noun

the branch of zoology having to do with the study of reptiles and amphibians

Etymology: < Gr herpeton, reptile (< herpein, to creep: see serpent)

herpetology Related Forms
her′·pe·to·log′ic (-tō läj′ik) adjective or her′·pe·to·log′i·cal her′·pe·tol′o·gist noun

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