Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for ER-PE-TOL'O-GIST
ER-PE-TOL'O-GIST, n. [Gr. ερπετος, reptile, and λογος, discourse.]
One who writes on the subject of reptiles, or is versed in the natural history of reptiles. Ch. Observer.
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