virologist

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/vɪˈɹɒlədʒɪst//vaɪˈɹɒlədʒɪst/

noun

A scientist or doctor who studies or specializes in viruses.

OriginEnglish virology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos →
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Meanings

nounvirologist (plural virologists)

plural virologists

  1. biologyA scientist or doctor who studies or specializes in viruses.

Origin

  1. Englishviro-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  5. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  6. Englishvirology
  7. Englishvirologist

From virology + -ist.

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Translations

Catalan viròleg
  • viròlegscientist or doctor specializing in virology
Chinese Mandarin 病毒學家 /病毒学家
  • 病毒學家 /病毒学家 (bìngdúxuéjiā)scientist or doctor specializing in virology
Czech virolog, viroložka
  • virologscientist or doctor specializing in virology
  • viroložkascientist or doctor specializing in virology
Danish virolog
  • virologscientist or doctor specializing in virology
Dutch viroloog, virologe
  • viroloogscientist or doctor specializing in virology
  • virologescientist or doctor specializing in virology
Estonian viroloog
  • viroloogscientist or doctor specializing in virology
Finnish virologi
  • virologiscientist or doctor specializing in virology
French virologue, virologiste
  • virologuescientist or doctor specializing in virology
  • virologistescientist or doctor specializing in virology
German Virologe
  • Virologescientist or doctor specializing in virology
Greek ιολόγος
  • ιολόγος (iológos)scientist or doctor specializing in virology
Hebrew חוקר נגיפים, וירולוג
  • חוקר נגיפים (khokér negifím)scientist or doctor specializing in virology
  • וירולוג (virológ)scientist or doctor specializing in virology
Hungarian virológus
  • virológusscientist or doctor specializing in virology
Japanese ウイルス学者
  • ウイルス学者scientist or doctor specializing in virology
Portuguese virólogo, viróloga
  • virólogoscientist or doctor specializing in virology
  • virólogascientist or doctor specializing in virology
  • virologistascientist or doctor specializing in virology
Romanian virolog, virologă
  • virologscientist or doctor specializing in virology
  • virologăscientist or doctor specializing in virology
Russian вирусо́лог
  • вирусо́лог (virusólog)scientist or doctor specializing in virology
Spanish virólogo, viróloga
  • virólogoscientist or doctor specializing in virology
  • virólogascientist or doctor specializing in virology
Turkish virolog
  • virologscientist or doctor specializing in virology
Vietnamese nhà vi-rút học
  • nhà vi-rút họcscientist or doctor specializing in virology

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with virologist

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Cite this entry
APA

virologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virologist

MLA

“virologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virologist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “virologist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virologist.

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