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▪ I. herpetography1|hɜːpɪˈtɒgrəfɪ|
[f. Gr. ἑρπετόν creeping thing, reptile, f. ἕρπειν to creep, crawl + -graphy.]
(See quot.)
1736Bailey (folio) Pref., Herpetography..a Description of creeping Things. 1886in Syd. Soc. Lex.
▪ II. herpeˈtography2
[f. Gr. ἑρπητ- herpes + -graphy.]
A description of the disease herpes.
1854in Mayne Expos. Lex.
Hence herpetoˈgraphical a.
1854Mayne Expos. Lex., Herpetographicus..of or belonging to herpetography: herpetographical. |