OCEANOGRAPHER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("oceanographer" is a kind of...):

scientist (a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences)

Instance hyponyms:

Ekman; Vagn Walfrid Ekman (Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954))

Derivation:

oceanography (the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans)

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