Definition of dipterist in English:
dipterist
noun ˈdɪpt(ə)rɪstˈdiptərəst
A person who studies or collects flies.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's with great sadness to hear that an important dipterist left us.
- Also a note on the relative productivity of dipterists is also included.
- The eminent dipterist, Maurice T. James, was curator from 1934 to 1947.
- Loew was perhaps the most influential dipterist to contribute information to the study of robber flies, describing several species and more than 80 genera.
- Carnegie dipterist Chen Young will be describing these new species and anticipates publishing a detailed morphological treatment of Caribbean Epiphragma as part of his continuing research program on Caribbean crane flies.
- Mr. Yang accompanied Mike Irwin, Don Webb, and the other four graduate student dipterists to Guatemala in May 1997.
- It is a lifetime award and can only be held by a single dipterist at a time.
- Evert Schlinger, a widely respected parasitoid dipterist active in taxonomic field research, continues his involvement and dedication as an outstanding member of the ALL Species advisor network.
- The illustrator, Dr Ing František Gregor, Dr. h.c, is known as both a lepidopterist and dipterist but is particularly known worldwide as a scientific illustrator of insects and plants.
- A directory of the world dipterists is maintained by the Systematic Entomology Laboratory under the leadership of Chris Thompson and can be accessed through this link.
- My involvement with entomology dates to my earliest memories inasmuch as my father was a dipterist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- These meetings were, and have remained, very informal, and the participating dipterists have resisted any attempts at formalising or institutionalising their group.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Diptera + -ist.