herpetology

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
herpetology
    n 1: the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and
         amphibians
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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