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biology

  • noun
  • bī-ŏl′-əjē

The study of all life or living matter.

Other meanings

  1. The living organisms of a particular region.

  2. The structure, function, and behavior of an organism or type of organism.

Synonyms

  • biological science

Example sentences

  • “I got into biology because of my partner.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From New Latin "biologia".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “biology” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.