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  • noun biology A reptile or amphibian.

Etymologies

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From herpetology (and similar words), by blending with reptile.

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Examples

  • This was before the missus and I embarked on our herptile fixation -- and the events that follow, I now realize, were the thin end of that wedge.

    Archive 2009-06-28 Sean Craven 2009

  • This was before the missus and I embarked on our herptile fixation -- and the events that follow, I now realize, were the thin end of that wedge.

    True Amphibian Crime Part Two: The Transbay Newt Shuffle Sean Craven 2009

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