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herptile

UK/ˈhɜːp.taɪl//ˈhɝp.taɪl/

herptile noun: a reptile or amphibian.

Noun

herptile (plural herptiles)

  1. A reptile or amphibian.
    • Of all the vertebrates, the herptiles (reptiles and amphibians), mammals and birds predominate in terrestrial grassland ecosystems.1980, L. D. Harris, G. B. Bowman, “Vertebrate predator subsystem, chapter 6”, in Alicja I. Breymeyer, George M. Van Dyne, editors, Grasslands, systems analysis, and man, Cambridge University Press...
    • Because of the higher primary and secondary productivity in treatment wetlands compared to natural wetlands, herptile populations and all other higher consumer groups are frequently abundant.1996, Robert H. Kadlec, Robert Lee Knight, Treatment Wetlands: Theory and Implementation, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 169

Forms of herptile

pluralherptiles

Origin of herptile

Blend of herpetology and similar words + reptile.

Questions about herptile

What does herptile mean?
Herptile means a reptile or amphibian.
What part of speech is herptile?
Herptile is a noun.
How do you pronounce herptile?
Herptile is pronounced /ˈhɜːp.taɪl/ (UK).
What is the plural of herptile?
The plural of herptile is herptiles.

Words near herptile in the dictionary

  1. herping
  2. herpolhode
  3. herpolhodes
  4. herpotrichiellaceous
  5. herps
  6. herptile
  7. herptiles
  8. herpyllobiid
  9. herpyllobiids
  10. Herr
  11. Herra

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