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Definition of Naturalist
1. Noun. An advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms.
2. Noun. A biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology).
Exact synonyms: Natural Scientist
Category relationships: Botany, Phytology, Zoological Science, Zoology
Generic synonyms: Biologist, Life Scientist
Specialized synonyms: Agassiz, Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, Louis Agassiz, Andrews, Roy Chapman Andrews, Baron Georges Cuvier, Cuvier, Georges Cuvier, Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert Cuvier, Charles Darwin, Charles Robert Darwin, Darwin, Gesner, Konrad Von Gesner, Hudson, W. H. Hudson, William Henry Hudson, Baron Alexander Von Humboldt, Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander Von Humboldt, Humboldt, Chevalier De Lamarck, Jean Baptiste De Lamarck, Lamarck, John Muir, Muir, Lorenz Oken, Lorenz Okenfuss, Oken, Okenfuss, Georg Wilhelm Steller, Steller, Jan Swammerdam, Swammerdam, Alfred Russel Wallace, Wallace
Category relationships: Botany, Phytology, Zoological Science, Zoology
Generic synonyms: Biologist, Life Scientist
Specialized synonyms: Agassiz, Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, Louis Agassiz, Andrews, Roy Chapman Andrews, Baron Georges Cuvier, Cuvier, Georges Cuvier, Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert Cuvier, Charles Darwin, Charles Robert Darwin, Darwin, Gesner, Konrad Von Gesner, Hudson, W. H. Hudson, William Henry Hudson, Baron Alexander Von Humboldt, Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander Von Humboldt, Humboldt, Chevalier De Lamarck, Jean Baptiste De Lamarck, Lamarck, John Muir, Muir, Lorenz Oken, Lorenz Okenfuss, Oken, Okenfuss, Georg Wilhelm Steller, Steller, Jan Swammerdam, Swammerdam, Alfred Russel Wallace, Wallace
Definition of Naturalist
1. n. One versed in natural science; a student of natural history, esp. of the natural history of animals.
Definition of Naturalist
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Medical Definition of Naturalist
1. 1. One versed in natural science; a student of natural history, especially. Of the natural history of animals. 2. One who holds or maintains the doctrine of naturalism in religion. Origin: Cf. F. Naturaliste. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)