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Noun: naturalist  na-chu-ru-list
  1. An advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms
     
  2. (zoology) a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
    - natural scientist

Derived forms: naturalists

Type of: biologist, life scientist, philosopher

Encyclopedia: Naturalist