primatologist
noun [ C ] uk/ˌpraɪ.məˈtɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ us/ˌpraɪ.məˈtɑː.lə.dʒɪst/
灵长类动物学家
a person who studies primates (= intelligent mammals including apes, monkeys, and humans)
a lecture on chimps by famed primatologist Jane Goodall 著名灵长类动物学家简•古道尔关于黑猩猩的讲座
At one time he wanted to be a primatologist. 他曾经想成为一名灵长类动物学家。
See: primatology
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- He's a primatologist and evolutionary biologist .
- She's a primatologist renowned for having taught bonobos to communicate with printed symbols.
- The students are working with a team of primatologists observing monkeys in the wild.