arachnologist
- a word derived from arachnology.
Example Sentences
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The arachnologist has named species after celebrities, musicians, photographers and even magicians.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
As Lam Soon Tak explored the highlands of Malaysia, he came across this spider, Heteropoda davidbowie, named in 2008 by arachnologist and Bowie fan Dr Peter Jägerthe.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2024
It’s likely that the tarantula's main ancestor had some blue, or could produce blue nanostructures, says Sebastian Echeverri, an independent arachnologist and science communicator based in Pittsburgh.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 27, 2023
Her colleague Sean McCann, also an arachnologist who was then at Scarborough, first suspected the spiders’ clandestine habits.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2023
It deserves notice that several writers, including the well-known arachnologist Walckenaer, have declared that spiders are attracted by music.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
