exobiologist
- noun
- /ˌɛksoʊbaɪˈɑlədʒɪst/
- Specialized
- An exobiologist is studying the conditions necessary for life to exist on exoplanets.
- a Russian exobiologist
- teams of exobiologists
- the exobiologist finally explained
Examples
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Many exobiologists are excited about the potential for discovering microbial life on Europa.
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The exobiologist examined data from Mars to find evidence of past life.
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"It is the Exobiologist," I said.
Fiction book (1994) -
"They would have had something he wanted," said the Exobiologist.
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"Unless the answer lies in one of the remaining artifacts," agreed the Exobiologist.
Fiction book (1994) -
"The Exobiologist has not returned from the gorge," he said.
Fiction book (1994) -
It is my job to find the Exobiologist; it is yours to read the history of the last artifact.
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"And yet we know from ancient records that primitive man worshipped non-sentient animals," put in the Exobiologist.
Fiction book (1994) -
We have four other species with us: one is a Historian, one an Exobiologist, one an Appraiser of human artifacts, and one a Mystic.
Fiction book (1994) -
"One of the exobiologists—a small, delicate woman named Zena Bhatiani—asked a question that hadn't occurred to him.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
A scientist who studies life in space and on other planets
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
exobiologist = exobiology (transparent) = exo + biology + ist
Formed by adding the agentive suffix '-ist' to 'exobiology', which itself transparently combines 'exo-' (outside) + 'biology' (study of life).
Etymology
Exobiologist comes from exo- meaning 'outside' and bio meaning 'life', with the ending -logist for 'one who studies'. So an exobiologist is like a biologist who looks for life 'outside' Earth, for example tiny organisms on other planets.