zoographisthttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zoographist_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezoographist, n.
Revised 2017

† zoographistnoun

Obsolete. rare.
  1. 1749–1874
    A person who produces descriptions of animals and their characteristics; = zoographer n. 1.
    1. 1749
      Zoographer or Zoographist, one who describes the natures, properties, forms, &c. of animals of any kind.
      B. Martin, Lingua Britannica Reformata
    2. 1792
      Depicted on the left of him, You see a Lion fierce and grim; And at his feet an animal, By Zoographist yclep'd Jackall.
      ‘C. Chantor’, Modern Independent Whig i. 13
    3. 1874
      A botanist or zoographist, a mere describer of plants or animals.
      Nature 11 June 105/2

zoographist, n. was revised in June 2017.

zoographist, n. was last modified in July 2023.