dipterist
/ˈdɪpt(ə)rɪst
/noun
A person who studies or collects flies.It is a lifetime award and can only be held by a single dipterist at a time....
- 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.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Diptera + -ist.
- be able to hear a pin drop
- be able to hold a candle to
- be about to do something
- be above (or beyond) one's pay grade
- be a box of birds
- beach
- beach ball
- beach book
- Beach Boys
- beach break
- beach buggy
- beach bum
- beach bunny
- beachcomber
- beached
- beach flea
- beachfront
- beachgoer
- beach grass
- beachhead
- beach hut
- beachiness
- beach inspector
- Beach-la-mar
- beach plum