Meaning & use
Ecologist
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A scientist who studies the relationships between living organisms and their environment.
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The ecologist tracked how the wetland's plant life changed after the drought.
Ecologists warned that the new dam could disrupt the river's fish population.
A note on using this word
The word comes from "ecology," itself coined from the Greek "oikos" (household) and "-logy" (study of), reflecting the field's focus on nature's "household."
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environmental scientistnaturalist
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