biologist
[bahy-ol-uh-jist]
- a specialist in biology.
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Origin of biologist
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for biologist
Contemporary Examples
Biologist Mattson is alarmed by the abrupt 2008 rise in grizzly mortality from conflicts both with livestock and hunters.
I invited a biologist friend who studies human gut bacteria to come take a look with me.
According to Terry Root, a biologist at the Stanford University, creatures adapted to previous changes in climate by migrating.
“Hell, get out of the way,” one researcher, a biologist who conducted early gender-selection studies, tells Rosin.
Hughes, the son of the poet Ted Hughes, lived in Alaska and worked as a biologist, studying the travel patterns of fish.
Historical Examples
When I read a naturalist or a biologist I am always ashamed of what I have called a sport.
Tales of FishesZane Grey
But the biologist cannot devitalize a plant or an animal and revivify it again.
Natural Law in the Spiritual WorldHenry Drummond
No; no use arguing from the point of view of the biologist and chemist, Brenton.
The BrentonsAnna Chapin Ray
Rather like a biologist planning the details of an interesting vivisection.
LegacyJames H Schmitz
His elbows were on the table, and he was looking eagerly at the biologist.
The Sleuth of St. James's SquareMelville Davisson Post
Word Origin and History for biologist
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper