ecologist
eco·lo·gist
noun
1.
a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment
Origin
From eco- + -logist. The less common sense “environmentalist” might be from association with deep ecology, or influenced by Romance-language equivalents such as Spanish ecologista (“environmentalist”).
Phrases
- deep ecologist
Related words
Broader terms
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