What's the difference between arachnologist and arachnology?

Arachnologist


Definition:

  • (n.) One who is versed in, or studies, arachnology.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) There’s no other animal that targets its prey based on what that prey has eaten,” says Fiona Cross, an arachnologist at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Icipe) in Kenya, who co-authored a study on the spiders.

Arachnology


Definition:

  • (n.) The department of zoology which treats of spiders and other Arachnida.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The study, published in the current issue of the Journal of Arachnology, says that the spiders identify female Anopheles mosquitoes through their up-tilted abdomens — a resting posture they adopt after feeding on human blood.

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