Herpetology

//ˌhɜː.pɪˈtɒ.lə.d͡ʒi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians (Amphibia). uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians wordnet

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anatomyanimal physiologyanthropologybiologycomparative anatomyconchology

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"“The odds that the few of us who study Florida reptiles have found all of the Nile crocs out there is probably unlikely,” according to Kenneth Krysko, herpetology collections manager at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the UF campus."

Etymology

Derived from French herpétologie, from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón, “reptile”) + -logie (suffix indicating a field of study or work), equivalent to herpet- + -logy.

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