acarologist
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˌækəˈrɑlədʒɪst/
- Specialized
:
acarólogo
- The research conducted by the acarologist revealed new insights into mite populations.
Examples
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Dr. Ousmane Faye is a virologist and acarologist at the Arbovirus and Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Unit, Institut Pasteur, Dakar, Senegal.
Academic text (2014) -
"Although conventional SEMs have been used by acarologists for the past 30 years, Wergin's technique has many advantages," says Ochoa.
Academic text (2000) -
A low-temperature scanning electron microscope (at left) enables acarologist Ron Ochoa (background) and botanist Eric Erbe to observe tiny mites.
Academic text (2000) -
An acarologist studies the behavior and habitats of various tick species.
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As an acarologist, she focuses on the impact of climate change on tick distribution.
How Specialized
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
1
8.3
- Specialized
10
6.1
111
3.5
∞
2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
acarologist = acarology (opaque) = acar + ology + ist
Adding the specialist suffix '-ist' to the technical base 'acarology' is a regular and predictable noun-forming pattern.
Etymology
Acarologist comes from acari ('mites and ticks') and -logist ('one who studies'), the same ending as in biologist. So an acarologist is a scientist who studies mites and ticks.