bugologist

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bugologist - a zoologist who studies insects

butterfly collector, lepidopterist, lepidopterologist - an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths

animal scientist, zoologist - a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals

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Some of the bugologists are worried and not without cause, at the possibility of introducing new pests into the country by means of the airplane.