| English Dictionary |
LIMNOLOGIST
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does limnologist mean?
• LIMNOLOGIST (noun)
The noun LIMNOLOGIST has 1 sense:
1. a specialist in the study of freshwater ponds and lakes
Familiarity information: LIMNOLOGIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A specialist in the study of freshwater ponds and lakes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("limnologist" is a kind of...):
specialiser; specialist; specializer (an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning)
Context examples
These age-old lakes have long tolerated the presence of humans, supporting some of the earliest known settlements and playing key roles in our cultural evolution and development, state Stephanie Hampton, a limnologist (lake scientist) at Washington State University.
(Ancient lakes: eyes into the past, and the future, National Science Foundation)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"A trustworthy person steals one's heart." (Bhutanese proverb)
"The thief stole from the thief, God looked on and got astonished." (Armenian proverb)
"Lovers and lords want only to be alone together." (Corsican proverb)