oologists
/oʊˈɑlədʒɪsts/
noun
- Scientists or specialists who study bird eggs, including their structure, development, and classification.
- The oologists carefully measured and cataloged each egg in the museum's collection.
- Many oologists travel to remote islands to observe rare seabird nesting sites.
- As an oologist, she could identify the species of a bird just by looking at its egg.