herpetology

英 [,hɜːpɪ'tɒlədʒɪ] 美[,hɝpə'tɑlədʒi]
  • n. [动] 爬虫学

英英释义


1. the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians

实用场景例句


He took up herpetology at the age of fifty.
他50岁时开始从事爬虫学.

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Botany, Entomology Herpetology, mammalogy, and ornithology.
收藏植物学 、 虫学、虫学 、 乳动物学和鸟类学.

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中文词源


herpetology 爬虫学

herpeto-,爬行,-logy,学说。

双语例句


1. He took up herpetology at the age of fifty.
他50岁时开始从事爬虫学.

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2. Botany, Entomology Herpetology, mammalogy, and ornithology.
收藏植物学 、 虫学、虫学 、 乳动物学和鸟类学.

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3. The collections of the museum includes the specimens of plant and animal, ornithology, herpetology, and ethnography.
收藏动植物标本 、 鸟类学 、 爬虫类学及人种学.

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英文词源


herpetology
herpetology: see serpent
herpetology (n.)
"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.