biólogo

Definitions of biólogo
  1. noun
    (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
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    Thomas Henry Huxley
    English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)
    Louis Pasteur
    French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895)
    Charles Robert Darwin
    English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
    Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz
    German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894)
    Carolus Linnaeus
    Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)
    Gregor Johann Mendel
    Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
    Ivan Petrovich Pavlov
    Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936)
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    bacteriólogo
    a biologist who studies bacteria
    botánico
    a biologist specializing in the study of plants
    ecólogo
    a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment
    geneticista, genetista
    a biologist who specializes in genetics
    naturalista
    a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
    fisiólogo
    a biologist specializing in physiology
    zoólogo
    a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals
    entomólogo
    a zoologist who studies insects
    etólogo
    a zoologist who studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats
    herpetólogo
    a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians
    ictiólogo
    a zoologist who studies fishes
    ornitólogo
    a zoologist who studies birds
    protozoólogo
    a zoologist who studies protozoans
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    científico
    a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
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