mycologist

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my·col·o·gy

 (mī-kŏl′ə-jē)
n. pl. my·col·o·gies
1. The branch of biology that deals with fungi.
2. The fungi found in a region, an organism, or a part of an organism: the mycology of the scalp.

my′co·log′i·cal (-kə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl), my′co·log′ic adj.
my′col·og′i·cal·ly adv.
my·col′o·gist n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mycologist - a botanist who specializes in the study of fungi
botanist, phytologist, plant scientist - a biologist specializing in the study of plants
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Translations
mikológus
mycologus
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