taxonomist

American  

[taks-ah-nuhm-ist] / tæksˈɑ nəm ɪst /

noun

plural

taxonomists

1. an expert or practitioner in taxonomy, especially in biology.

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Other Word Forms

• non-taxonomist noun

Example Sentences

Overall, there are more new species being discovered than there are taxonomists to properly catalog them.

From Salon

North Carolina State University researcher Michelle Kirchner not only found these ants in the Triangle region of North Carolina, she is the first to document an entire colony for scientists, taxonomists and ant-thusiasts everywhere.

From Science Daily

We want people who are ornithologists and taxonomists, of course.

From Science Magazine

A letter to trustees signed by 170 staff scientists maintains that separating the herbarium and its taxonomists from the rest of Kew would impede research.

From Science Magazine

“We cannot prioritize stability over social justice,” counters Marcos Raposo, an ornithologist and taxonomist at the National Museum of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, author of another editorial.

From Science Magazine