Protologist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Protologist is a noun meaning (taxonomy) The first person to describe a new species.
Meaning
(taxonomy) The first person to describe a new species.
More Meanings
- (medicine) Misconstruction of proctologist.
Example Sentences
According to the International Rules of Zoological Nomenclature, Timberlake is the protologist.
The fifth speaker was sure it was none of these, but due to rectal irritation, vaso-motor reflex and advised divulsion of the sphincter. He was a protologist.
Therefore, to rectify this long standing error, we are compelled to expunge Fairmaire's name as the author of the name and substitute Felsche as the true protologist.
By making repeated small injections at intervals the protologist can observe the hemorrhoid becoming progressively smaller until it is finally obliterated completely.
Word Forms
- protologists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include protology, proctology, coloproctology, pathologist, protistology, ologist.
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