noun · academic
biologist
UK/baɪˈɒlədʒɪst/US/baɪˈɑːlədʒɪst/bi·OL·o·gist
a scientist who studies living things
Examples
“The biologist published new findings about cell regeneration.”
“As a marine biologist, she studies coral reefs and fish behaviour.”
“Biologists often use microscopes to observe cells.”
Band 8 sentence
“The biologist's longitudinal study of the wetland showed how seasonal changes reshape species distributions.”
Collocations
- marine biologist
- research biologist
- biologist studies
Word family
Common mistakes
He wants to be an biologist→He wants to be a biologist
She is biologist at the lab→She is a biologist at the lab
biologic research→biological research
Say it for a higher band
5science student→6scientist→7+biologist
Synonyms
scientist
ecologist
Easily confused
ecologist
“The ecologist measured biodiversity in the forest reserve.”
biochemist
“The biochemist analysed the chemical pathways inside the cell.”
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