Oologist

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A specialist dedicated to the research and categorization of eggs, mainly those of birds
2. An individual who studies the biological functions and environmental roles of eggs, particularly avian varieties
3. A person who focuses on examining and cataloguing eggs, especially those of birds

Etymology: Oologist is built from two Greek-derived parts. The first, "oo-", comes from Greek "ōon", meaning egg, and the second, "-logist", denotes a person who studies a particular field, as in "biologist" or "geologist." The word was formed on the model of "oology," the study of eggs, which it is coined to name. Oology itself was the older term, and the agent noun was created to name the people practicing it. An oologist, then, is essentially a specialist who studies eggs, with bird eggs being the usual focus, and whose work often includes classifying and cataloguing them. Because the word is a transparent compound, its meaning follows directly from its parts: egg-study, and the person who does it.

Synonyms: bird egg expert