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The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians (Amphibia).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Antonyms: none provided
the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: zoology, zoological science
Derived from French herpétologie, from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón, “reptile”) + -logie (suffix indicating a field of study or work), equivalent to herpet- + -logy.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Asturian:
herpetoloxía
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Catalan:
herpetologia
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Chinese Mandarin:
兩棲爬蟲動物學 /两栖爬虫动物学
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Chinese Mandarin:
兩棲爬行動物學 /两栖爬行动物学
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Czech:
herpetologie
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Dutch:
herpetologie
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Finnish:
herpetologia
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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French:
herpétologie
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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West-Frisian:
herpetology
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Galician:
herpetoloxía
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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German:
Herpetologie
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Greek:
ερπετολογία
(erpetología)
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Hungarian:
herpetológia
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Irish:
reiptíleolaíocht
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Italian:
erpetologia
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Japanese:
爬虫両棲類学
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Japanese:
爬虫両生類学
(hachūryōseirui-gaku)
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Korean:
양서파충류학
(yangseopachungnyuhak)
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Norwegian:
herpetologi
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Portuguese:
herpetologia
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Russian:
герпетоло́гия
(gerpetológija)
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Slovak:
herpetológia
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Spanish:
herpetología
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
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Zazaki:
herpetoloci
— branch of biology dealing with reptiles
