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Biology

biology

noun

1. [Syn. biological science] the scientific study of life

2. the branch of science concerned with the structure, function, growth, evolution, and distribution of living and non-living organisms

3. the characteristic life processes and phenomena of organisms, e.g. the biology of viruses

4. [Syn. biota] all the plants and animals of a specific region, e.g. the biology of Pennsylvania

For more info about other fields, see Branches of Biology

Word origin: from Greek: bios "life" (see bio-) and logia "study of"


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