foraminiferologist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From foraminiferology +‎ -ist.

Noun[edit]

foraminiferologist (plural foraminiferologists)

  1. A scientist, especially a paleontologist, who studies the Foraminifera.
    • 2013, A.J. Bowden, Landmarks in Foraminiferal Micropalaeontology: History and Development:
      For the next 60 years, industrial exploration and development played a major role in maintaining a large presence of foraminiferologists in California.

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