noun
- scientists who study birds’ eggs
Usage: specialized scientific field
Examples
- The oologists carefully examined the rare falcon eggs found in the cliff nest.
- Museum oologists maintain extensive collections of bird eggs for research purposes.
- These oologists have been studying egg coloration patterns for over a decade.
- The conference brought together oologists from universities around the world.
- Local oologists helped identify the species based on the abandoned eggshells.
- The oologists used special measuring tools to record egg dimensions.