herpetology
(noun) the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians
Source: WordNet® 3.1
herpetology (usually uncountable, plural herpetologies)
The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians.
• zoology
• ophiology
Source: Wiktionary
Her`pe*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Written also, but less properly, erpetology.] Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. herpétologie.]
Definition: The natural history of reptiles; that branch of zoölogy which relates to reptiles, including their structure, classification, and habits.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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