herpetologist – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
herpetologist
n.
one who specializes in herpetology, one who studies reptiles and amphibians (Zoology)
Herpetology
Herpetology (from Greek 'herpien' meaning 'to creep') is the branch of
zoology concerned with the study of
amphibians (including
frogs,
toads,
salamanders,
newts, and caecilians (
gymnophiona) and
reptiles (including
snakes,
lizards,
amphisbaenids,
turtles,
terrapins,
tortoises,
crocodilians, and the
tuataras).
Batrachology is a further subdiscipline of herpetology concerned with the study of
amphibians alone.
herpetologist
Noun
1. a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians
(hypernym) zoologist, animal scientist
Herpetologist
(n.)
One versed in herpetology, or the natural history of reptiles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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