naturalist

noun

nat·u·ral·ist ˈna-ch(ə-)rə-list

: one that advocates or practices naturalism

: a student of natural history

especially : a field biologist

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In 1964, another naturalist proposed an explanation — animals were more likely to share with others who were genetically related. —

Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024 Photo: Hollow Ponds The latest from indie auteurs Hollow Ponds and Richard Hogg riffs on Pokémon’s creature-collecting formula, albeit from a naturalist’s point of view. —

Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024 Smithsonian Archives Before Pantone turned its color standard into a big business, some of the first modern color systems came from naturalists trying to identify and differentiate bird species or flowers in reference works known as color dictionaries. —

Emma Bowman, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024 The Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder wrote about these plants around 2,000 years ago. —

Carolyn Wilke, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for naturalist