"herpetologist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: herpetologists [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón, “creeping animal, reptile, especially a snake”) + -ologist. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἑρπετόν||creeping animal, reptile, especially a snake}} Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón, “creeping animal, reptile, especially a snake”), {{suffix|en||ologist}} + -ologist Head templates: {{en-noun}} herpetologist (plural herpetologists)
  1. One who studies reptiles and amphibians; a reptile and amphibian specialist. Categories (topical): People, Scientists Related terms: herp, herper, herpetology Translations (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist): herpetólogu [masculine] (Asturian), 爬蟲學家 (Chinese Mandarin), 爬虫学家 (páchóngxuéjiā) (Chinese Mandarin), herpetolog [masculine] (Czech), herpétologiste [feminine, masculine] (French), herpetólogo [masculine] (Galician), Herpetologe [masculine] (German), Herpetologin [feminine] (German), herpetológus (Hungarian), erpetologo [masculine] (Italian), 爬虫類学者 (hachūrui-gakusha) (Japanese), 爬虫両性類学者 (hachūryōseirui-gakusha) (Japanese), 파충류학자 (pachungnyuhakja) (Korean), 양서파충류학자 (yangseopachungnyuhakja) (Korean), herpetolog [feminine, masculine] (Polish), herpetólogo [masculine] (Portuguese), erpetolog [masculine] (Romanian), erpetologă [feminine] (Romanian), герпето́лог (gerpetólog) [masculine] (Russian), herpetológ [masculine] (Slovak), herpetólogo [masculine] (Spanish)

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