biologist

[ bahy-ol-uh-jist ]

noun

1. a specialist in biology.

Word History and Origins

Origin of biologist¹

First recorded in 1805–15; biolog(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

To confirm the footage showed a costumed human and not a bear, department officials asked for assistance from a California Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist, who determined that "it was clearly a human in a bear suit".

From BBC

Population Stabilization, or SUSPS, and assembled a roster of notable supporters including the Harvard evolutionary biologist E.O.

From Salon

Detectives enlisted the help of a biologist from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to review the three videos who agreed that it was clearly a human in a bear suit.

From Los Angeles Times

Hart and one of his co-authors on a study recently published in Current Biology, biologist Laura Ryan, are planning to install similarly patterned LED lights on the bottoms of surfboards to see whether that can help reduce the risk of shark attacks.

From Los Angeles Times

But for decades, the data on all such shark repellents have been “ambiguous,” said Chris Lowe, a marine biologist and director of the Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach, who had not read the new Australian study.

From Los Angeles Times

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