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herpetic

herpetic

9.2
About animals like snakes, lizards, and frogs or their study
  • adjective
  • /hɜrˈpɛtɪk/
  • Specialized
: herpetológico
  • The museum's herpetic exhibit displays snakes, lizards, and other cold-blooded species.

Examples

  • The herpetic collection at the university includes rare species of turtles and salamanders.

  • She published a herpetic study focusing on the behavior of frogs in tropical forests.

  • The herpetic lesions on the turtle were alarming.

  • We studied herpetic species during our biology class.

  • The museum's herpetic exhibit displays snakes, lizards, and other cold-blooded species.

  • She published a herpetic study focusing on the behavior of frogs in tropical forests.

  • The herpetic collection at the university includes rare species of turtles and salamanders.

Synonyms

herpetological
vsherpetic
  • Specialized
1 9.4

About the study of animals like snakes and frogs

is broader and can mean the animals themselves rather than only their study

Surface Forms

herpetic positive

Morphology

herpetic = herpetology (opaque) = herpet + ic

The adjective 'herpetic' is not transparently derived from 'herpetology' for most learners, as the form and meaning connection is not obvious.

Etymology

Herpetic also comes from Greek herpein, 'to creep'. That same root appears in herpetology, the study of animals that crawl like snakes and lizards, so herpetic can mean 'relating to reptiles and amphibians'.