Zoologist


a specialist in .
Contemporary Examples

The zoologist at University of Tubingen in Germany gave a bunch of spiders some LSD.
Zebra Finches, Dolphins, Elephants, and More Animals Under the Influence Bill Schulz December 30, 2014

The girls all had day jobs; one worked as a graphic artist, another as a zoologist.
Burma’s First Girl Band Pushes Boundaries Heidi Mitchell April 4, 2012

Historical Examples

Bill Chandler, the zoologist, had been going deeper and deeper into the old sea bottom of Syrtis.
Omnilingual H. Beam Piper

The zoologist, on the other hand, does not predict anything.
Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar

Pennant, the zoologist, relates some curious details respecting a poor Toad, which took refuge under the staircase of a house.
Reptiles and Birds Louis Figuier

The naturalist in question is the zoologist, Professor F. von Wagner.
At the Deathbed of Darwinism Eberhard Dennert

The result of his inquiries, embodying some very interesting information, was published in the zoologist for January, 1881.
Our Cats and All About Them Harrison Weir

Such districts are absolutely destitute of interest for the zoologist.
The Malay Archipelago Alfred Russell Wallace

As long as Metchnikoff was but a zoologist, the scientific atmosphere around him remained calm and serene.
Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916 Olga Metchnikoff

The cobra is a species of considerable interest to the zoologist.
Jungle Folk Douglas Dewar

n.

1660s, from zoology + -ist.

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