entomologist

plural entomologists

1. A scientist who studies insects.

   The noted entomologist Charles W. Woodworth suggested the use of Drosophila melanogaster for genetic studies.

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   He kindly offered me a room during my stay in Amboyna, and introduced me to his junior, Dr. Doleschall, a Hungarian and also an entomologist.

   1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 458

   DENR entomologists recall that beetle infestation of the agohos is similar to another which killed thousands of pine trees in Benguet in 1981.

   1989, The Philippine Lumberman, volume 35

   Colorado stood at the brink of an outbreak that another Forest Service entomologist would dub “Beetlegeddon.”

   2012, Michael Lanza, Before They're Gone: A Family's Year-Long Quest to Explore America's Most Endangered National Parks, page 104

   An entomologist named a new species of millipede Nannaria swiftae after pop star Taylor Swift.

   2022 April 20, Megan Marples, “Taylor Swift inspired an entomologist to name a new millipede species after the megastar”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2023

   The team, made up of entomologists and electrical engineers, attached AprilTags, a kind of QR code that is smaller than the nail on your little finger, to the bees using glue.

   2025 January 28, Jack Guy, “Tiny QR codes help scientists track bee movements”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Mar 2025

   Synonyms: insectologer, insectologist