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English
Etymology
From reptile + -ology.
Noun
reptilology (uncountable)
- The science and study of reptiles.
- Synonyms: herpetology, reptiliology, reptology
1913, William Elliot Griffis, enThe Mikado's Empire: book 2. Personal experiences, observations, and studies in Japan, 1870-1874. book 3. Supplementary chapters, including history to the beginning of 1912, page 481:There are various representations of it, gravely figured in native works on reptilology.
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