Meaning & use
Melittologist
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A scientist who specializes in the study of bees.
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The melittologist spent the summer cataloging native bee species in the meadow.
She consulted a melittologist to identify the unusual bee found in her garden.
A note on using this word
The term comes from Greek 'melitta', meaning bee, and is a more specialized synonym of 'apiologist'.
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apiologist
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