Zoology is a hypernym of herpetology.
As nouns the difference between zoology and herpetology
is that zoology is that part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct while herpetology is the branch of biology dealing with reptiles (reptilia ) or amphibians.
zoology
Alternative forms
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Noun
(zoologies)
that part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.
a treatise on this science.
Derived terms
* zoological
* zoologist
herpetology
English
Noun
(-)
The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia ) or amphibians.
Hypernyms
* zoology
Hyponyms
* ophiology