herpetologist
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón, “creeping animal, reptile, especially a snake”) + -ologist.
Noun
editherpetologist (plural herpetologists)
- One who studies reptiles and amphibians; a reptile and amphibian specialist.
- 2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, chapter 1, in The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Henry Holt and Company:
- Already, Griffith has observed several amphibian extinctions. Pretty much every herpetologist working out in the field has watched several.
Related terms
editTranslations
editone who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist
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