zoologist

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noun

One who studies or practices zoology.

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animal scientist
OriginEnglish zoology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos →
UncommonScrabble 19
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Meanings

nounzoologist (plural zoologists)

plural zoologists · alternative zoölogist

  1. One who studies or practices zoology.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals

Similar
animal scientist
Broader
biologistlife scientist

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷyéh₃-w-os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ōwós
  4. Ancient Greekζωός (zōós)
  5. Ancient Greekζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on)
  6. Ancient Greekζῷον (zōîon)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  10. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  11. Englishzoology
  12. Englishzoologist

From zoology + -ist.

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Translations

Bulgarian зоолог
  • зоолог (zoolog)one who studies zoology
Catalan zoòleg
  • zoòlegone who studies zoology
Chinese Mandarin 動物學家 /动物学家
  • 動物學家 /动物学家 (dòngwùxuéjiā)one who studies zoology
Czech zoolog
  • zoologone who studies zoology
Danish zoolog
  • zoologone who studies zoology
Dutch zoöloog
  • zoöloogone who studies zoology
Esperanto zoologo
  • zoologoone who studies zoology
Estonian zooloog
  • zooloogone who studies zoology
Finnish eläintieteilijä
  • eläintieteilijäone who studies zoology
French zoologiste, zoologue
  • zoologisteone who studies zoology
  • zoologueone who studies zoology
German Zoologe, Zoologin
  • Zoologeone who studies zoology
  • Zoologinone who studies zoology
Hungarian zoológus
  • zoológusone who studies zoology
Italian zoologo, zoologa
  • zoologoone who studies zoology
  • zoologaone who studies zoology
Japanese 動物学者
  • 動物学者 (dōbutsugakusha)one who studies zoology
Latvian zoologs, zooloģe
  • zoologsone who studies zoology
  • zooloģeone who studies zoology
Lithuanian zoologas, zoologė
  • zoologasone who studies zoology
  • zoologėone who studies zoology
Māori kaimātai kararehe
  • kaimātai karareheone who studies zoology
Norwegian Bokmål zoolog
  • zoologone who studies zoology
Polish zoolog
  • zoologone who studies zoology
Portuguese zoologista, zoólogo
  • zoologistaone who studies zoology
  • zoólogoone who studies zoology
  • zoólogaone who studies zoology
Romanian zoolog, zoologă
  • zoologone who studies zoology
  • zoologăone who studies zoology
Russian зоо́лог
  • зоо́лог (zoólog)one who studies zoology
Slovak zoológ, zoologička
  • zoológone who studies zoology
  • zoologičkaone who studies zoology
Spanish zoólogo, zoóloga
  • zoólogoone who studies zoology
  • zoólogaone who studies zoology
Swedish zoolog
  • zoologone who studies zoology
Turkish zoolog
  • zoologone who studies zoology
Vietnamese nhà động vật học
  • nhà động vật họcone who studies zoology
Welsh swolegydd, söolegydd
  • swolegyddone who studies zoology
  • söolegyddone who studies zoology
Cite this entry
APA

zoologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoologist

MLA

“zoologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoologist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zoologist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoologist.

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