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systematist

noun
sys路​tem路​a路​tist | \ 藞si-st蓹-m蓹-tist How to pronounce systematist (audio) , si-藞ste-m蓹- How to pronounce systematist (audio) \

Definition of systematist

1 : a maker or follower of a system
2 : a specialist in taxonomy : taxonomist

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 To reconstruct the mighty American oak鈥檚 history, Andrew Hipp, a plant systematist at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, and colleagues obtained tens of thousands of pieces of DNA from 300 trees representing 146 oak species. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, "One of the world鈥檚 most popular trees arose near the Arctic Circle," 26 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of systematist

1635, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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systematist

noun
sys路​tem路​a路​tist | \ 藞sis-t蓹-m蓹t-蓹st How to pronounce systematist (audio) \

Medical Definition of systematist

: a classifying scientist : taxonomist

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