biologist
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of biologist
Explanation
A biologist is a scientist who focuses on living organisms, including plants and animals. Wildlife biologists might specialize in studying African elephants. Biologists study a wide variety of life forms, from single-celled organisms to primates, and conduct research in many different areas, from the spreading of pathogens to the details of evolution. A marine biologist studies sea creatures and a microbiologist might study algae or bacteria. The word biologist is rooted in the Greek bios, or "life."
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What’s more depressing is that a research biologist interviewed by KING-TV, Seattle’s NBC affiliate, stated that the beached whales people have encountered likely represent only a quarter to a fifth of the total death toll.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Sandy was named in honor of the late Sandy Steers, longtime biologist and executive director of FOBBV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
Warmer ocean temperatures and increasing prey have drawn more great white sharks to feed in the waters around Maine, according to Gregory Skomal, a fisheries biologist with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Victor Diaz, a 24-year-old biologist, looked grave as he described the need for escapism.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
Why, a biologist might ask, were living things categorized in this manner?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The invasion has long puzzled biologists because Guam's population is believed to have begun with only a small number of snakes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Its variety and complexity has fascinated biologists, but with so many different songs, it has been difficult to study on a global scale.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
As they do yearly, Marine biologists and wildlife officials urge fans to respect Neil’s privacy and let him molt: The more peace he gets, the more we can look forward to his next visit.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
The ideal approach would include a multidisciplinary team of physicians, biologists, dietitians, psychologists, kinesiologists, etc., who, with the help of artificial intelligence, focus on reducing a patient’s biological age and with it age-related disease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
By the late 1800s, the problem of heredity had acquired a near-mystical aura of glamour, like a Fermat’s Last Theorem for biologists.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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