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cetologist

cetologist noun: a biologist who studies cetaceans.

cetologist: a biologist who studies cetaceans
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Noun

cetologist (plural cetologists)

  1. A biologist who studies cetaceans.

Forms of cetologist

pluralcetologists

Origin of cetologist

From cetology + -ist.

Questions about cetologist

What does cetologist mean?
Cetologist means a biologist who studies cetaceans.
What part of speech is cetologist?
Cetologist is a noun.
What is the plural of cetologist?
The plural of cetologist is cetologists.

Words near cetologist in the dictionary

  1. cetohexazine
  2. cetoleic
  3. cetoleic acid
  4. cetological
  5. cetologies
  6. cetologist
  7. cetologists
  8. cetology
  9. cetomimid
  10. cetomimids
  11. cetoniid

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