Definition of Herpetologist

1. Noun. A zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians.

Generic synonyms: Animal Scientist, Zoologist
Derivative terms: Herpetology

Definition of Herpetologist

1. n. One versed in herpetology, or the natural history of reptiles.

Definition of Herpetologist

1. Noun. One who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Herpetologist

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Herpetologist

1. One versed in herpetology, or the natural history of reptiles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Herpetologist

herpetic fever
herpetic keratitis
herpetic keratoconjunctivitis
herpetic meningoencephalitis
herpetic ulcer
herpetic whitlow
herpetiform
herpetiform aphthae
herpetism
herpetisms
herpeto-
herpetofauna
herpetologic
herpetological
herpetologies
herpetologist
herpetologists
herpetology
herpetophobia
herpetotomist
herpetotomy
herpetovirus
herps
herptile
herptiles
herr
herrenvolk
herrenvolker
herrenvolks
herrerasaur

Literary usage of Herpetologist

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 (1912)
"... consisted of eleven members, as follows: RH Beck, chief; FX Williams, entomologist; WH Ochsner, geologist and conchologist; JR Slevin, herpetologist; ..."

2. Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Galapagos Islands by California Academy of Sciences (1912)
"... geologist and conchologist ; JR Slevin, herpetologist ; JS Hunter and EW Gifford, ornithologists; ES King, assistant herpetologist; Frederick T. Nelson, ..."

3. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1888)
"... as Strauch truly remarks with reference to its extant members, ever constituted one of the more difficult tasks of the systematic herpetologist (4). ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"The series is not, however, for the herpetologist alone. Reig- hard and Cummins have a model description of a new Ichthyomyzon with notes and figures of its ..."

5. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1912)
"... consisted of eleven members, as follows: RH Beck, chief; FX Williams, entomologist; WH Ochsner, geologist and conchologist; JR Slevin, herpetologist; ..."

6. Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Galapagos Islands by California Academy of Sciences (1912)
"... geologist and conchologist ; JR Slevin, herpetologist ; JS Hunter and EW Gifford, ornithologists; ES King, assistant herpetologist; Frederick T. Nelson, ..."

7. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1888)
"... as Strauch truly remarks with reference to its extant members, ever constituted one of the more difficult tasks of the systematic herpetologist (4). ..."

8. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"The series is not, however, for the herpetologist alone. Reig- hard and Cummins have a model description of a new Ichthyomyzon with notes and figures of its ..."

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