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batologist

batologist

English

Noun

batologist ‎(plural batologists)

A botanist who studies the genus Rubus.
- 1898, Journal of Botany, vol. 36:
  The brambles were backward this season, and I could do little with them ; but I am sure that this part of Ireland is a good hunting-ground for the batologist.

Etymology 2

From bat +‎ -ologist.

Noun

batologist ‎(plural batologists)

(colloquial or humorous) Someone who studies bats (the flying mammal).

Synonyms

chiropterologist