combining form
or herpeto-
Etymology: partly from Greek herpeton animal that goes on all fours, snake, from neuter of herpetos creeping, from herpein to creep; partly from Latin herpet-, herpes herpes (also, a kind of animal, probably a snake), from Greek herpēt-, herpēs; partly from Greek herpetos creeping — more at serpent
1. : reptile or reptiles
herpeto fauna
herpeto logy
2. : herpes
herpet iform
3. : creeping
herpeto monas