her´pe|tol´o|gist

her´pe|tol´o|gist
her|pe|tol|o|gy «HUR puh TOL uh jee», noun.
the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
[< Greek herpetón reptile (< hérpein creep) + English -logy]
her´pe|tol´o|gist, noun.

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  • her|pe|tol|o|gy — «HUR puh TOL uh jee», noun. the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians. ╂[< Greek herpetón reptile (< hérpein creep) + English logy] –her´pe|tol´o|gist, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • gist — acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gist; aero·ge·ol·o·gist; aer·ol·o·gist; aer·oph·a·gist; ag·ro·bi·ol·o·gist; ag·ro·ge·ol·o·gist; agrol·o·gist; ag·ros·tol·o·gist; al·gol·o·gist; al·ler·gist; al·pha·be·tol·o·gist; am·phib·i·ol·o·gist; anal·o·gist;… …   English syllables

  • her — ad·her·ence; ad·her·en·cy; ad·her·end; co·her·en·cy; co·her·ent; co·her·er; dis·her·it; dis·in·her·i·son; ex·her·e·da·tion; ex·her·i·date; her·a·bol; her·a·cle·an; her·a·cle·um; her·a·cli·te·an·ism; her·ald·ist; her·ald·ry; her·a·path·ite;… …   English syllables

  • herpetologist — her·pe·tol·o·gist …   English syllables

  • herpetology — her•pe•tol•o•gy [[t]ˌhɜr pɪˈtɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. bio the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians • Etymology: 1815–25; < Gk herpetó(n) a creeping thing (akin to hérpein to creep) + logy . See herpes her pe•to•log′i•cal, adj. her… …   From formal English to slang

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • herpetologist — One who specializes in herpetology. * * * her·pe·tol·o·gist (hur″pə tolґo jist) a specialist in herpetology …   Medical dictionary

  • Herpetologist — Her pe*tol o*gist, n. One versed in herpetology, or the natural history of reptiles. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… …   English syllables

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