herpetology
pronunciation
How to pronounce herpetology in British English:
UK [ˌhɜ:pɪ'tɒlədʒɪ]
How to pronounce herpetology in American English:
US [ˌhɜpə'tɒlədʒɪ]
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- Noun:
- the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians
Word Origin
- herpetology
- herpetology: see serpent
- herpetology (n.)
- "study of reptiles," 1816, from French herpétologie (18c.), coined from Greek herpeton "reptile," literally "creeping thing," from herpein "to creep" (see serpent) + logia (see -logy). Related: Herpetologist.
Example
- 1. Mr biju is the closest thing indian herpetology has to a celebrity .
- 2. He took up herpetology at the age of fifty .
- 3. This is the website of the center for north american herpetology .
- 4. The research covers antarctic wildlife biology , browsing ecology , evolutionary biology , fish biology , freshwater ecology , herpetology , marine ecology , ornithology , reproductive physiology .