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English Dictionary: herpetology by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
herpetology
n
  1. the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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[82]tologie.]
      The natural history of reptiles; that branch of zo[94]logy
      which relates to reptiles, including their structure,
      classification, and habits.
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