biologo

Definitions of biologo
  1. noun
    (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
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    Charles Robert Darwin
    English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
    Carl von Linné
    Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)
    Gregor 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)
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    batteriologo
    a biologist who studies bacteria
    botanico
    a biologist specializing in the study of plants
    ecologo
    a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment
    genetista
    a biologist who specializes in genetics
    naturalista
    a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
    fisiologo
    a biologist specializing in physiology
    zoologo
    a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals
    entomologo
    a zoologist who studies insects
    ornitologo
    a zoologist who studies birds
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    scienziato
    a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
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