(n.) The natural history of reptiles; that branch of zoology which relates to reptiles, including their structure, classification, and habits.
Example Sentences:
(1) Herpetology is a rapidly growing interest in this country, reptiles being kept both for research purposes and as pets.
(2) He became known as the "Adder King", occasionally came to work with a snake in his sleeve and would go on to publish seven highly regarded books on herpetology (and prove, inter alia, that snakes are not susceptible to music).
(3) His many outstanding contributions to the fields of immunology, public health, toxinology and herpetology required not only a very high level of observational, deductive and practical ability but also an unswerving vision and sense of duty; this was allied to great administrative skill and exceptional energy.
Ornithology
Definition:
(n.) That branch of zoology which treats of the natural history of birds and their classification.
(n.) A treatise or book on this science.
Example Sentences:
(1) Later, while spending weekends practicing falconry at Blow’s country estate, McQueen relished the contrast with his early foray into ornithology.
(2) The British Trust for Ornithology said recent research had shown a "hungry gap" when farmland birds were finding it hard to find seed in the two months after farmers began to plough their fields in mid February.
(3) In addition to a number of oecological and ornithological considerations, reference was also made to systematic facts and routes along which further investigations on the presence of influenza viruses in the world of birds could be taken up, particular attention being paid to migratory birds.
(4) The report drew heavily on the British Trust for Ornithology's mammoth volunteer-led project the Bird Atlas 2007-11 , published a month earlier.
(5) Malick's obsession with ornithology is well known to admirers of his films, which often include lyrical passages that cut away from the central dramatic action to focus on swaying grasses and wildlife.
(6) Mário Rego (+351 966 302 853) is a lovely guide and specialises in Terceira’s rich ornithology and geology.
(7) The presence of hemagglutination-inhibiting antibodies to tick-borne encephalitis virus was investigated in serum samples from domestic animals (217 from swine, 214 from cattle, 179 from goats and 161 from sheep) and birds (214 from geese and 171 from ducks), as well as from 511 apparently healthy subjects of a biotope with particular ornithological and entomological characteristics.
(8) Thus an extraordinary chapter in the history of radio broadcasting – and ornithology – finally reached its end.
(9) Later still, he joined the Actors Theatre of Louisville, and drifted through a year at university studying, he says, 'Italian, ornithology and writing.'
(10) While one of his brothers manages the American Express office in town and another trades in Switzerland, Mohamed has stayed close to the Nile and developed a passion for ornithology.
(11) The song Feed the Birds has nothing to do with ornithology: it's about how it doesn't take much to give love.
(12) According to the British Trust for Ornithology , if current population trends continue, it is highly likely that some of these birds will not just decline in numbers, but may disappear from Britain altogether.
(13) Ornithology aside, Arnold was ever the stoker of embers, saying that Barbarouses should have been sent off for a first-half challenge.
(14) Lyster and Chris were fitted with the satellite tags last May by scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO).