Herpetofauna (noun) (zoology)
hur-peto-for-na
The reptiles and amphibians of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
Modern Latin, from Greek herpeton ‘creeping thing, reptile’ + fauna.
Example sentences
“The aquatic herpetofauna of the Hudson River.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
