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naturalist

/ˈnætʃrəlɪst/noun

उच्चारण नैच्रलिस्ट

प्रकृतिवादी, प्रकृति-विज्ञानी

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a person who studies animals, plants, birds and other living things, especially in their natural surroundings

    प्रकृतिवादी, प्रकृति-विज्ञानी

    • Salim Ali was a famous Indian naturalist and bird expert.
    • The naturalist led us through the forest and named every bird we saw.
    • The naturalist spent ten years studying tigers in the wild.
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    • A young naturalist on our trip noticed a rare orchid.
    • Darwin was a famous naturalist who sailed around the world.
  2. 2

    [C] technical

    a writer or artist who follows naturalism, showing life as it really is

    यथार्थवादी (लेखक या कलाकार)

    • Zola is often described as a naturalist.
    • The critic described the writer as a naturalist who showed the poor in a plain way.
    • The naturalists of the nineteenth century described poverty in great detail.
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    • As a naturalist, the author avoided showing life as better than it was.
◇Word family
naturalism nounnaturalistic adjective
?Which word?

Do not confuse naturalist (a person who studies nature) and naturist (a person who believes in not wearing clothes).

Naturalist (प्रकृति का अध्ययन करने वाला व्यक्ति) और naturist (कपड़े न पहनने में विश्वास करने वाला व्यक्ति) में भ्रम न करें।