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herpetologist

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her⋅pe⋅tol⋅o⋅gy

  [hur-pi-tol-uh-jee]
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–noun
the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
Origin:
1815–25; < Gk herpetó(n) a creeping thing (Compare hérpein to creep) + -logy; cf. serpent

Related forms:
her⋅pe⋅to⋅log⋅ic  [hur-pi-tl-oj-ik] , her⋅pe⋅to⋅log⋅i⋅cal, adjective
her⋅pe⋅to⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
her⋅pe⋅tol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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her·pe·tol·o·gy   (hûr'pĭ-tŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians.

[Greek herpeton, reptile (from herpein, to creep) + -logy.]
her'pe·to·log'ic (-tə-lŏj'ĭk), her'pe·to·log'i·cal adj., her'pe·to·log'i·cal·ly adv., her'pe·tol'o·gist n.
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Word Origin & History

herpetology 
"study of reptiles," 1824, from Fr. herpétologie, coined from Gk. herpeton "reptile," lit. "creeping thing," from herpein "to creep" (see serpent) + logia "a speaking in a certain manner, study of."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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