Herpetology

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Herpetology \Her`pe*tol"o*gy\, n. [Written also, but less
     properly, erpetology.] [Gr. ? a creeping thing, reptile (fr.
     ? to creep) + -logy: cf. F. herp['e]tologie.]
     The natural history of reptiles; that branch of Zoology which
     relates to reptiles, including their structure,
     classification, and habits.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  herpetology
       n : the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "herpetology":
     anatomy, animal physiology, anthropology, biology,
     comparative anatomy, conchology, ecology, entomology, ethology,
     helminthology, ichthyology, malacology, mammalogy, ornithology,
     protozoology, taxidermy, taxonomy, zoogeography, zoography,
     zoology, zoonomy, zoopathology, zoophysics, zootaxy, zootomy