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herpetologist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
her-petol-o-gist
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who studies reptiles and amphibians; a reptile and amphibian specialist.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

herpetologists (plural)

Derived Forms

herpie

Frequently Paired Words

herp herper herpetology

Questions

What does herpetologist mean?
One who studies reptiles and amphibians; a reptile and amphibian specialist.
Where does herpetologist come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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