bacteriologist

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a scientist who specializes in the study of bacteria

   The bacteriologist identified the strain after examining the culture.

Formed from bacteriology + -ist. Bacteriology combines bacterio-, from Greek bakterion ("small rod"), with -logy ("study"); the agent suffix -ist names a specialist in that field.

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