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zoologist

[zoh-ol-uh-jist] / zoʊˈɒl ə dʒɪst /


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Contrary to what some may think, birds cannot always easily flee the dangers of war, zoologist Ewa Wegrzyn, from the Polish University of Rzeszow, said.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

Ms. Wimpenny, a British zoologist, aims to rehabilitate creepy-crawlies, predators and even, somewhat, real and presumed disease carriers.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

Among them was zoologist Peter Daszak, the president of EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit that managed government grants concerned with potential global pandemic threats.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

Prince William praised the zoologist as "a man who dedicated his life to conservation and whose life's work leaves lasting impact on our appreciation for, and understanding of, elephants".

From BBC Dec. 9, 2025

Av’s zoologist brother Murdoch had already come, and he enjoyed cornering people to talk about how cells divide.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Until the 1960s, Ms. Horn writes, most zoologists had “studied only specimens on cold tables, or broken creatures in shackles or cages.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

A zoo is celebrating the birth of a giant anteater pup, which zoologists say is "considered the most threatened mammal in Central America".

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

The zoologists concentrated on young workers that had not yet undertaken any learning walks.

From Science Daily Feb. 13, 2024

At this stage, co-authors Darya Krupenko and Aleksei Miroliubov, invertebrate zoologists at Saint Petersburg University, suspected this enigmatic conglomerate might be a parasite.

From Science Magazine Sep. 21, 2023

Of interest to zoologists I can report the following: a tiger will not at first attack a shark out of water with its jaws but will rather strike at it with its forepaws.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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