Bug-man

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A micropaleontologist, particularly a foraminiferologist. US, dated, slang

    ""Bug-men" lead hunt for black gold: Searching for oil with a microscope"

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""Bug-men" lead hunt for black gold: Searching for oil with a microscope"

Etymology

From bug + -man.

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