marine biologist

noun

: a scientist who studies life in the sea

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Patrick Robinson, the Año Nuevo reserve director, and a marine biologist at UC Santa Cruz, said 47 elephant seals on the mainland have died since the outbreak began, and the wildlife team is finding two new symptomatic and two dead animals every day. Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026 Meir, a marine biologist, and Fedyaev, a former military pilot, have both been to the ISS previously. Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026 Meir, a marine biologist, and Fedyaev, a former military pilot, have lived up there before. Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026 But marine biologist Barbara Block, whose lab oversees the tracking project, noted that Lovers Point is outside the range of that buoy. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 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 14 Mar. 2026.

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