naturalist

/ˈnætʃərəlɪst/

Syllables na·tur·al·ist

Stress NA-tur-al-ist

Phonics Breakdown

na

/næ/

short a

tur

/tʃər/

ture sound

al

/əl/

schwa

ist

/ɪst/

short i

Meaning

a person who studies plants, animals, and nature

Sound Reference

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na=/næ/(cat) + tur=/tʃər/(nature) + al=/əl/(animal) + ist=/ɪst/(list)

Example

The naturalist studied birds in the rainforest.