herpetology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌhɜː.pɪˈtɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
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Etymology
Derived from French herpétologie, from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón, “reptile”) + -logie (suffix indicating a field of study or work), equivalent to herpet- + -logy.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians (Amphibia).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| herpetologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
ophiology · amphibiology · paleoherpetology · reptiliology · reptilology · reptology
Relateds
herpetologic · herper · herp · herpesian · herptile · herpetological · herpetologist · herpetologically · herpes
Translations (24)
fi herpetologia (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · ru герпетоло́гия (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · ast herpetoloxía (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · pt herpetologia (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · it erpetologia (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · cmn 兩棲爬蟲動物學 /两栖爬虫动物学 (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · sk herpetológia (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · el ερπετολογία (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · ko 양서파충류학 (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · cmn 兩棲爬行動物學 /两栖爬行动物学 (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · ja 爬虫両生類学 (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · ga reiptíleolaíocht (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · ca herpetologia (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · gl herpetoloxía (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · nl herpetologie (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · fr herpétologie (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · no herpetologi (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · es herpetología (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · cs herpetologie (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · zza herpetoloci (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · ja 爬虫両棲類学 (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · hu herpetológia (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · de Herpetologie (branch of biology dealing with reptiles) · fy herpetology (branch of biology dealing with reptiles)