Biology Forum › Community › General Discussion › What is an amature zoologist called?
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- August 12, 2007 at 6:47 am #8076
orbitParticipantHi 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 The term naturalist seems to have been used in the past but this seems to be outdated now.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?
- August 12, 2007 at 11:25 am #75135kotoreruParticipant
I dont think there are any specific terms for this sort of thing, but ‘amateur zoologist/botanist’ is quite nice.
- August 12, 2007 at 7:13 pm #75142DarbyParticipant
Some people like "naturalist." It’s what the original biologists are often called.
- August 14, 2007 at 6:56 pm #75198khenwoodParticipant
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
- August 23, 2007 at 10:02 pm #75407david23Participant
u are a student like everyone else
- August 27, 2007 at 11:44 am #75480MrMisteryParticipant
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
- August 27, 2007 at 1:45 pm #75489PoisonParticipant
armchair scientist… Sounds nice.
- August 27, 2007 at 7:23 pm #75497greeneye55582Participant
what does armchair scientist entail? sitting in an armchair and reading/surfing the net about science? sounds fun to me.. 🙂
- August 28, 2007 at 7:47 pm #75544AstusAleatorParticipant
In response to original topic:
NOOBOLOGIST
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