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Zoologist

One who is well versed in zoology.

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Biologist 76% connected

A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

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Entomologist 76% connected

One versed in entomology.

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Ethologist 76% connected

One who studies or writes upon ethology.

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Herpetologist 76% connected

One versed in herpetology, or the natural history of reptiles.

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Ichthyologist 76% connected

One versed in, or who studies, ichthyology.

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Malacologist 76% connected

One versed in the science of malacology.

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Mammalogist 76% connected

One versed in mammalogy.

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Ornithologist 76% connected

One skilled in ornithology; a student of ornithology; one who describes birds.

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