field study

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noun

(often plural) a research project carried out in the fieldSee field (def. 11)

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Words nearby field study

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How to use field study in a sentence

A field study of the Kansas ant-eating frog, Gastrophryne olivacea.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas|Artie L. Metcalf
Another object of field study is to see life in its environment.
Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No. 1, June 1899|Various
In any case, by autumn, when the actual field study of woodrats was initiated, many houses were already deserted and in disrepair.
Ecological Observations on the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana|Henry S. Fitch
For the subspecies of racer involved in my field study the widely used vernacular "blue racer" has been adopted in this report.
Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor|Henry S. Fitch

In my own field study a total of 1357 food records were accumulated, one of the largest samples known for any kind of snake.
Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor|Henry S. Fitch