naturalist
noun
nat·u·ral·ist
ˈna-ch(ə-)rə-list 
1
: one that advocates or practices naturalism
2
: a student of natural history
especially
: a field biologist
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By the dawn of the 19th century, European naturalists were beginning to realize that Earth’s rocks were full of fossils representing unknown, extinct species, including reptiles larger than anyone had ever seen.
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Benjamin Shulman is a runner, skier, naturalist, and wildlife photographer based in Santa Fe, NM.
—Svati Kirsten Narula, Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2024
But of course, that’s a very subjective, arbitrary cutoff, and different naturalists might draw that line in different places.
—Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
The area was recorded in 1774 by William Bartram, a botanist, artist, and naturalist.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Benjamin Shulman is a runner, skier, naturalist, and wildlife photographer based in Santa Fe, NM.
—Svati Kirsten Narula, Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2024
But of course, that’s a very subjective, arbitrary cutoff, and different naturalists might draw that line in different places.
—Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
The area was recorded in 1774 by William Bartram, a botanist, artist, and naturalist.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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naturalist
noun
nat·u·ral·ist
ˈnach-(ə-)rə-ləst
: a person who specializes in natural history
naturalist
adjective
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