coleopterist
/ˌkoʊliˈɑptərɪst/
noun
- A scientist or person who studies beetles.
- The museum hired a coleopterist to organize its collection of beetle specimens.
- The coleopterist spent years cataloging beetle species in the Amazon rainforest.
- As a coleopterist, she discovered a new species of dung beetle in South Africa.
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