zoologist

Noun

Meaning

One who is well versed in zoology.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

scientist zoological anthropologist naturalist biologist botanist physiologist entomologist bacteriologist ethologist environmentalist conservationist preservationist herpetologist conchologist
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Hypernyms

biologist

Hyponyms

entomologist ethologist herpetologist ichthyologist mammalogist malacologist

Examples

But the trio of friends will have to stay one step ahead of Burnish (Eddie Izzard), a wealthy man intent on capturing a yeti, and zoologist Dr. Zara (Sarah Paulson), to help Everest get home. Source: Internet

In the late 1800s Grinnell, a zoologist and anthropologist by training, surmised that the United States was experiencing an alarming decline of birds and other wildlife. Source: Internet

A third opinion from American zoologist Gerrit Smith Miller concluded Piltdown's jaw came from a fossil ape. Source: Internet

In a 1996 USA Today article, Washington State zoologist John Crane said, "There is no such thing as Bigfoot. Source: Internet

Etymology and taxonomy The name "gastrotrich" comes from the Greek γαστήρ gaster, meaning "stomach", and θρίξ thrix, meaning "hair". citation The name was coined by the Russian zoologist Élie Metchnikoff in 1865. Source: Internet

Haeckel was a zoologist, artist, writer, and later in life a professor of comparative anatomy. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

zoologically zoologically-inclined zoologise zoologize zoology zoom