bug-hunter

Examples

• All

• The bug-hunter discovered a new species of beetle.

• The bug-hunter carefully examined the rainforest's foliage for rare insects.

• Ever since childhood, she dreamed of becoming a bug-hunter and eventually made it her career.

• Many bug-hunters attended the entomology conference last year.

• A skilled bug-hunter can identify hundreds of beetle species by sight alone.

• The bug-hunter carefully examined the rainforest's foliage for rare insects.

• Ever since childhood, she dreamed of becoming a bug-hunter and eventually made it her career.

Synonyms

E

entomologist

vsbug-hunter

• Specialized

13 8.1

A person who studies insects like beetles and butterflies

is a zoologist who studies insects rather than a narrow insect specialist

L

lepidopterist

vsbug-hunter

• Specialized

1 9.9

A person who studies or collects butterflies and moths

is about insects generally rather than focusing on those two types

B

butterfly collector

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1 4.1

A person who catches butterflies and moths to keep and study

is general for insect study rather than focused on collecting butterflies

B

bugologist

vsbug-hunter

• Slang

9.6

A scientist who studies insects like beetles and butterflies

is the formal zoologist label rather than a casual playful name

L

lepidopterologist

vsbug-hunter

• Specialized

9.9

A person who studies and collects butterflies and moths

is broader, studying all insects rather than only that group

B

butterflyer

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7.3

A person who collects, raises or studies butterflies

is wider, covering all insects instead of only butterflies

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology