n.
The branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians.
[Greek herpeton, reptile (from herpein, to creep) + -LOGY.]
herpetologic her'pe·to·log'ic (-tə-lŏj'ĭk) or her'pe·to·log'i·cal adj.herpetologically her'pe·to·log'i·cal·ly adv.
herpetologist her'pe·tol'o·gist n.
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