marine biologist

noun

: a scientist who studies life in the sea

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The movie features actors including Roy Scheider (police chief Martin Brody); Lorraine Gary (his wife Ellen Brody); Richard Dreyfuss (marine biologist Matt Hooper); and Robert Shaw (big fish hunter Quint). Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 June 2025 Matthew Patrick, the marine biologist at Gili Lankanfushi Maldives, also talks about a 70% survival rate in an email interview. Emese MacZko, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler This is a very good dystopian sci-fi novel that’s set in the near future and centers on a marine biologist who’s investigating mysterious oceanic activity in Vietnam. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 May 2025 Nani has ambitions of being a marine biologist and even received a full ride from a big university, but her priority is Lilo. Barry Levitt, Time, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for marine biologist

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“Marine biologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marine%20biologist. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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