Meaning of BIOLOGY
| Pronunciation: | | bI'âlujee
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- [n] the science that studies living organisms
- [n] all the plant and animal life of a particular region
- [n] characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; "the biology of viruses"
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| | Synonyms: | | biological science, biota |
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| | See Also: | | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, astrobiology, biogeography, bionomics, bioscience, botany, collection, cytology, ecology, embryology, environmental science, exobiology, fauna, flora, forestry, genetic science, genetics, life, life science, microbiology, molecular biology, morphology, neurobiology, palaeobiology, paleobiology, physiology, phytology, radiobiology, sociobiology, space biology, vegetation, zoological science, zoology | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bi*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? life + -logy: cf. F. biologie.]
The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of
living matter as distinct from matter which is not living;
the study of living tissue. It has to do with the origin,
structure, development, function, and distribution of animals
and plants.
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| | Definition: | | The scientific study of living organisms. |
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| | Related Terms: | | aerobiology, agrobiology, anatomy, animal physiology, anthropology, astrobiology, bacteriology, biochemics, biochemistry, biochemy, bioecology, biological science, biometrics, biometry, bionics, bionomics, biophysics, botany, cell physiology, comparative anatomy, conchology, cryobiology, cybernetics, cytology, ecology, electrobiology, embryology, entomology, enzymology, ethnobiology, ethology, exobiology, genetics, gnotobiotics, helminthology, herpetology, ichthyology, life science, malacology, mammalogy, microbiology, molecular biology, ornithology, pharmacology, physiology, protozoology, radiobiology, taxidermy, taxonomy, virology, xenobiology, zoogeography, zoography, zoology, zoonomy, zoopathology, zoophysics, zootaxy, zootomy |
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