dysteleologist

English

Etymology

From dysteleology +‎ -ist.

Noun

dysteleologist (plural dysteleologists)

  1. (philosophy) One who subscribes to the philosophy of dysteleology.
  2. (biology) An organism that frustrates a natural function, such as an insect that obtains honey by puncturing a nectary instead of by the floral opening.
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