herpetologist
Americannoun
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Chan is a herpetologist, meaning he studies amphibians and reptiles such as frogs, turtles, lizards, and snakes.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
“Beauty has a price,” said herpetologist Robert Hansen.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
“This is a very thorough study, and I full trust the genetic results,” says Wolfgang Böhme, an honorary staff member and senior herpetologist at the Museum Koenig in Germany in an email.
From National Geographic • Feb. 16, 2024
Using 3D x-ray scans of their mouths, herpetologist William Ryerson of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine identified two distinct groups, each correlated with different methods of striking prey.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 10, 2024
A herpetologist might have envied me the hour I spent upon that log in the company of Gabriel the Bambarra.
From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne
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