Biology Forum Community General Discussion What is an amature zoologist called?

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    • #8076
      orbit
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      Hi all, just wondering what somebody studying zoology, not as a profession, but rather for personal interest, is called? I guess the same question could be asked for botany too, and indeed other areas of biology. The term naturalist seems to have been used in the past but this seems to be outdated now. Is it as simple as say amateur zoologist etc?

    • #75135
      kotoreru
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      I dont think there are any specific terms for this sort of thing, but ‘amateur zoologist/botanist’ is quite nice.

    • #75142
      Darby
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      Some people like "naturalist." It’s what the original biologists are often called.

    • #75198
      khenwood
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      orbit –

      On a side note, I find it very interesting that there is a whole forum dedicated to crickets.
      Wasn’t there another thread a few months ago involving this? Well she had a cricket experiment & wanted ideas.

      Ok, I’m done rambling.

      K

    • #75407
      david23
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      u are a student like everyone else

    • #75480
      MrMistery
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      I have heard the term "armchair scientist" for someone that does something but doesn’t actually have a degree, rather only free time and a lot of pasion

    • #75489
      Poison
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      armchair scientist… Sounds nice.

    • #75497
      greeneye55582
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      what does armchair scientist entail? sitting in an armchair and reading/surfing the net about science? sounds fun to me.. 🙂

    • #75544
      AstusAleator
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      In response to original topic:

      NOOBOLOGIST

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