herpetologist

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón, “creeping animal, reptile, especially a snake”) + -ologist.

noun

  1. One who studies reptiles and amphibians; a reptile and amphibian specialist.
    Already, Griffith has observed several amphibian extinctions. Pretty much every herpetologist working out in the field has watched several. 2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, chapter 1, in The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Henry Holt and Company

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