zoologist
noun
a specialist in zoology.
zoologists
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pluralof zoologist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Until the 1960s, Ms. Horn writes, most zoologists had “studied only specimens on cold tables, or broken creatures in shackles or cages.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
This disconnect has fueled years of debate among zoologists and paleontologists.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026
A zoo is celebrating the birth of a giant anteater pup, which zoologists say is "considered the most threatened mammal in Central America".
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
At this stage, co-authors Darya Krupenko and Aleksei Miroliubov, invertebrate zoologists at Saint Petersburg University, suspected this enigmatic conglomerate might be a parasite.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 21, 2023
The obsession with putting ourselves at the centre of everything is the bane not only of theologians but also of zoologists.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
