herpetología
See also: herpetologia and herpetológia
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French herpétologie, from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón, “reptile”) + -logie (“study of”). By surface analysis, Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón) + -logía.
Noun
herpetología f (uncountable)
- (zoology) herpetology (study of reptiles and amphibians)
Further reading
- “herpetología”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024