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herp

herp noun: a reptile or amphibian.

Noun (1)

herp (plural herps)

  1. (colloquial) A reptile or amphibian.

Noun (2)

herp (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) Herpes.

Forms of herp

pluralherps

Origin of herp

Back-formation from herpetology, or via simplification of herptile.

Shortening.

Words formed from herp

Phrases with herp

Words that rhyme with herp

Questions about herp

What does herp mean?
Herp means a reptile or amphibian.
What part of speech is herp?
Herp is a noun.
What is the plural of herp?
The plural of herp is herps.

Words near herp in the dictionary

  1. herostratically
  2. Herostratos
  3. Herostratus
  4. herotheism
  5. Heroux
  6. herp
  7. herp derp
  8. herp-a-derp
  9. herpangina
  10. herpanginas
  11. herpe

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