arachnology
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"That richness has been catalogued ever since John Blackwall, the "father of British arachnology", first published his studies in the Conwy Valley almost 200 years ago."
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2020
“Why they fluoresce is the million-dollar question,” said Lauren Esposito, curator of arachnology at the California Academy of Sciences.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2019
Australia Museum arachnology collection manager Graham Milledge said it was an unusual event.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2019
To earn money, he cleaned crawfish tanks in a molecular biology laboratory, pressed and mounted leaves and stems at the school’s herbarium and counted spider sperm in an arachnology lab.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 30, 2018
One who is versed in, or studies, arachnology.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
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