marine biologist

noun

: a scientist who studies life in the sea

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Based on Peter Benchley's 1974 novel of the same name, follows a small beach town terrorized by a massive great white shark, leading local Police Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) a marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter Quint (Craig Kingsbury) to team up and track it down. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 Wellness seekers can retreat to the spa for signature treatments like the Awakening Bamboo Massage, or head out on Nature Encounters—cruising with dolphins, birding at Big Talbot Island State Park, or even helping a marine biologist pull a Seine net to catch crabs and shrimps. Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Moreno and Lisa D’Silva, Rascal’s voyage manager and resident marine biologist, used their knowledge of the park to recon the best coral reefs and other dive spots. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025 The notion that the rat-killing contest might have some environmental sheen dates to the 2018 rodeo, when a marine biologist named Bonnie Slaton set up an informational table with pamphlets explaining the contributions of the nutria to Louisiana’s land-loss crisis. Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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