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Origin
- Ancient Greekἑρπετόν“reptile”
- Frenchherpétologie
- Englishherpetology
Derived from French herpétologie, from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón, “reptile”) + -logie (suffix indicating a field of study or work), equivalent to herpet- + -logy.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan herpetologia
- herpetologiabranch of biology dealing with reptiles
Chinese Mandarin 兩棲爬蟲動物學 /两栖爬虫动物学, 兩棲爬行動物學 /两栖爬行动物学
- 兩棲爬蟲動物學 /两栖爬虫动物学branch of biology dealing with reptiles
- 兩棲爬行動物學 /两栖爬行动物学branch of biology dealing with reptiles
Czech herpetologie
- herpetologiebranch of biology dealing with reptiles
Dutch herpetologie
- herpetologiebranch of biology dealing with reptiles
Finnish herpetologia
- herpetologiabranch of biology dealing with reptiles
French herpétologie
- herpétologiebranch of biology dealing with reptiles
German Herpetologie
- Herpetologiebranch of biology dealing with reptiles
Greek ερπετολογία
- ερπετολογία (erpetología)branch of biology dealing with reptiles
Hungarian herpetológia
- herpetológiabranch of biology dealing with reptiles
Irish reiptíleolaíocht
- reiptíleolaíochtbranch of biology dealing with reptiles
Italian erpetologia
- erpetologiabranch of biology dealing with reptiles
Japanese 爬虫両棲類学, 爬虫両生類学
- 爬虫両棲類学branch of biology dealing with reptiles
- 爬虫両生類学 (hachūryōseirui-gaku)branch of biology dealing with reptiles
Korean 양서파충류학
- 양서파충류학 (yangseopachungnyuhak)branch of biology dealing with reptiles
Norwegian herpetologi
- herpetologibranch of biology dealing with reptiles
Portuguese herpetologia
- herpetologiabranch of biology dealing with reptiles
Russian герпетоло́гия
- герпетоло́гия (gerpetológija)branch of biology dealing with reptiles
Slovak herpetológia
- herpetológiabranch of biology dealing with reptiles
Spanish herpetología
- herpetologíabranch of biology dealing with reptiles
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with herpetology
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APA
herpetology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herpetology
MLA
“herpetology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herpetology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “herpetology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herpetology.
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