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Webster 1913 Edition

Herpetology

Herˊpe-tol′o-gy

,
Noun.
[Written also, but less properly,
erpetology
.]
[Gr. [GREEK] a creeping thing, reptile (fr. [GREEK] to creep) +
-logy
: cf. F.
herpétologie
.]
The natural history of reptiles; that branch of Zoology which relates to reptiles, including their structure, classification, and habits.

Webster 1828 Edition

Herpetology

HERPETOL'OGY

,
Noun.
[Gr. a reptile, and discourse.] A description of reptiles; the natural history of reptiles, including oviparous quadrupeds, as the crocodile, frog and tortoise,and serpents. The history of the latter is called ophiology.

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