noun
Meaning 1
A specialist in limnology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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limnologist
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noun
Meaning 2
a specialist in the study of freshwater ponds and lakes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: specialist, specializer, specialiser
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English limnology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English limnologist From limnology + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: азёразнаўца (azjóraznawca) — specialist in limnology
- Belarusian: лімнолаг (limnólah) — specialist in limnology
- Finnish: limnologi — specialist in limnology
- German: Limnologe — specialist in limnology
- German: Limnologin — specialist in limnology
- Russian: озеровед (ozeroved) — specialist in limnology
- Russian: лимнолог (limnolog) — specialist in limnology
- Swedish: limnolog — specialist in limnology