herpetologic


her·pe·tol·o·gy

H0168600 (hûr′pĭ-tŏl′ə-jē)n. The branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians.
[Greek herpeton, reptile (from herpein, to creep) + -logy.]
her′pe·to·log′ic (-tə-lŏj′ĭk), her′pe·to·log′i·cal adj.her′pe·to·log′i·cal·ly adv.her′pe·tol′o·gist n.