ethologist
noun[C]
uk/iːˈθɒl.ə.dʒɪst/us/iːˈθɑː.lə.dʒɪst/ascientistwhostudiesthebehaviourofanimalsintheirnaturalenvironment:
动物行为学家She is one of the world'sleadingprimateethologists.她是世界顶尖的灵长类动物行为学家。
Thetermcourtship, as used by ethologists, refers to all thebehaviouralinteractionsof themaleandfemalewhichleadup to thefertilizationof anegg.动物行为学家所用的求偶这一术语，指的是雄性和雌性个体间为实现卵子受精而发生的互动行为。
- An ethologist'sviewmight be thatyoungmen arefightinganimalswho need toworkoffaggressionharmlesslyinplay.
- She is aFrenchethologist whostudiedNigeriangiraffesfor 12years.
- Thebookprovidesanoverviewofprominentopinionson theevolutionofcommunicationsystems,humanandotherwise, asespousedbylinguists,biologistsand ethologists.
- Thisweek, 300 ethologists, oranimalbehaviourists, havegatheredfrom around theworldtopresentresearchonanimalcare.
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- claw
- gambol
- groom
- migrate
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- non-migratory
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
- torpor