Dysteleologist

/ˌdɪs.tel.i.ˈɑ.lə.dʒɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who studies or specializes in dysteleology; someone interested in purposeless or non-functional aspects of nature.

Etymology

From 'dysteleology' + '-ist' (one who practices/studies). This creates a rare specialist term for philosophers and biologists interested in evolutionary leftovers.

Kelly Says

A dysteleologist is basically a scientist who gets fascinated by life's apparent mistakes and leftovers—the features that don't make sense evolutionarily—which is an oddly specific but genuinely interesting scientific perspective.

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