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Anyone know exactly where "herpetologist" (those who study snakes) comes from?
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08-06-2002, 03:15 PM
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Well here goes. I'm prolly way off but... I thought that herp in Latin means one that crawls or slithers then the ologist is one who studies. Ok you all can laugh now
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08-06-2002, 03:21 PM
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Would that make me a former Alcahologist?
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From Dictionary.com:
[Greek herpeton, reptile (from herpein, to creep) + -logy.]
Not too far off, Ed.
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08-06-2002, 03:33 PM
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Would that make me a former Alcahologist?
Ahem...I believe that's "Alcohologist." Let's check our spelling here on these fake words, people. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]
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08-06-2002, 03:34 PM
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>>From Dictionary.com:
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>>[Greek herpeton, reptile (from herpein, to creep) + -logy.]
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>>Not too far off, Ed.
darnit.. you beat me to it... teach me to have to actually login before I can post... [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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08-06-2002, 03:38 PM
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The reason I posted is because I find it funny that "herps" these days implies reptiles and amphibians, yet herpeton means reptile only...
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08-06-2002, 03:59 PM
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True, Riley. But everyone puts reptiles and amphibians together. Books are always on "reptiles and amphibians". I guess there's a notion that since both are supposedly "slimy" and "slithery", they've got to be similiar. Kind off queer conception, but there's language and the human mind for you.
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08-06-2002, 07:49 PM
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herpeton is greek for anything that crawls or slithers on it's belly...salamaders, newts, hellbenders etc. fit this..frogs and toads are a bit of a stretch.
the word herpes also derived from the same greek word describing how the virus creeps along the nerves.
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Thats a scary thought! [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img]
Alcohologist sounds like fun though...
Sign me up!
But wait... I cant be an alcoholic because I never go to meetings,
so that makes me just a drunk!
so I can be a Drunkhologist, but then again that means that I would
have to study it and I am just way to lazy for that so... what do I do?
I know... I ll just stick with be'in a:
"Mechanical Clown". [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img]
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