HERPETOL'OGY, noun [Gr. a reptile, and discourse.] A description of reptiles; the natural history of reptiles, including oviparous quadrupeds, as the crocodile, frog and tortoise, and serpents. The history of the latter is called ophiology.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.