herpetologist en · NOUN
Etymology
From herpeto- (From Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón, “creeping animal, reptile, especially a snake”)) + -logist.
Meanings
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One who studies reptiles and amphibians; a reptile and amphibian specialist.
Already, Griffith has observed several amphibian extinctions. Pretty much every herpetologist working out in the field has watched several.
2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, chapter 1, in The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Henry Holt and Company:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| herpetologists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
herpetology · herper · herp
Translations (23)
ast herpetólogu (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · ro erpetolog (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · fi herpetologi (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · ko 양서파충류학자 (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · cmn 爬蟲學家 /爬虫学家 (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · de Herpetologe (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · sv herpetolog (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · la herpetologus (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · it erpetologo (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · ko 파충류학자 (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · cs herpetolog (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · ja 爬虫両性類学者 (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · hu herpetológus (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · pl herpetolog (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · gl herpetólogo (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · sk herpetológ (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · es herpetólogo (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · fr herpétologiste (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · ru герпето́лог (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · de Herpetologin (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · ja 爬虫類学者 (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · pt herpetólogo (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) · ro erpetologă (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist)