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herpetologist

her·pe·to·logist

fairly common

noun

1.

a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians

Origin

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

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