"study of reptiles," 1816, from French herpétologie (18c.), coined from Greek herpeton "reptile," literally "creeping thing," from herpein "to creep" (see serpent) + logia (see -logy). Related: Herpetologist.
雙語例句
1. He took up herpetology at the age of fifty.
他50歲時開始從事爬蟲學(xué).
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
2. Botany, Entomology Herpetology, mammalogy, and ornithology.