oligochaetologist

English

Etymology

oligochaetology +‎ -ist, from Oligochaeta, the taxonomic class of earthworms.

Noun

oligochaetologist (plural oligochaetologists)

  1. A scientist dedicated to the study of earthworms.
    • 2007 April 22, Amy Stewart, “How the Worm Turns”, in New York Times‎:
      An ornithologist can simply meander through a forest and look up; an oligochaetologist must keep an ear to the ground, so to speak, and try to divine the ideal earthworm habitat.
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