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Definition of Herpetology

1. Noun. The branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians.

Definition of Herpetology

1. n. The natural history of reptiles; that branch of zoölogy which relates to reptiles, including their structure, classification, and habits.

Definition of Herpetology

1. Noun. the branch of biology dealing with reptiles (''Reptilia'') or amphibians. ¹

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Definition of Herpetology

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Medical Definition of Herpetology

1. The natural history of reptiles; that branch of zoology which relates to reptiles, including their structure, classification, and habits. Origin: Written also, but less properly, erpetology] [Gr. A creeping thing, reptile (fr. To creep): cf. F. Herpetologie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Herpetology

Literary usage of Herpetology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1914)
"The original records of the reptiles of the islands of the Gulf of California are either given or referred to in a paper on the herpetology of Lower ..."

2. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1841)
"North American herpetology ; or a Description of the Reptiles inhabiting the United States. By. JOHN EDWARDS HOLBROOK, MD, Professor of Anatomy in the ..."

3. Catalogue of the American Books in the Library of the British Museum at by Henry Stevens, British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books (1866)
"Elements of herpetology and of ichthyology... From the text of Milne Edwards and A. Comte. With plates. Philadelphia, 1845. ..."

4. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1921)
"NOTES ON THE herpetology OF SANTO DOMINGO BY KARL PATTERSON SCHMIDT The collections of The American Museum of Natural History have received important ..."

5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"After having followed the general history of herpetology to the present period, we have to mention the works by T,bich our knowledge of certain orders or of ..."

6. The American Journal of Science, & C (1818)
"X. Note* on herpetology, by THOMAS SAY, of Philadelphia. (Communicated by the Author.) ALTHOUGH I have not devoted a particular study to this department of ..."

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