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vivisectionist
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun vivisectionist has 1 sense
- vivisectionist(n = noun.person) - a biologist who cuts open live animals for research; is a kind of biologist, life scientist
Derived form noun vivisection1
CIDE DICTIONARY
vivisectionist, n.
One who practices or advocates vivisection; a vivisector. [1913 Webster]
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