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bi⋅ol⋅o⋅gy
[bahy-ol-uh-jee] 
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–noun
| 1. | the science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, esp. with reference to origin, growth, reproduction, structure, and behavior. |
| 2. | the living organisms of a region: the biology of Pennsylvania. |
| 3. | the biological phenomena characteristic of an organism or a group of organisms: the biology of a worm. |
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| bi·ol·o·gy (bī-ŏl'ə-jē) n.
[German Biologie : Greek bio-, bio- + Greek -logiā, -logy.] bi·ol'o·gist n. |
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Biology
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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Language Translation for : biology
Spanish:
biología,
German:
die Biologie,
Japanese:
生物学
biology
The study of life and living systems.
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biology
1819, from Ger., from Gk. bios "life" (see bio-) + logia "study of." Suggested 1802 by Ger. naturalist G. Reinhold Treviranus and introduced as a scientific term that year in Fr. by Lamarck. Biological clock first recorded 1955. Biodegradable first attested 1961. Biorhythm is from 1960. Biochemistry is 1881; biofeedback is 1970; bioethics is 1971, from V.R. Potter's book of that name.
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Main Entry: bi·ol·o·gy
Pronunciation: -jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
1 : a branch ofscience that deals with living organisms and vital processes
2 a : the plant and animal life of a region or environment b : the laws and phenomena relating to anorganism or group
3 : a treatise on biology
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biology bi·ol·o·gy (bī-ŏl'ə-jē)
n.
- The science of life and of living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution. It includes botany and zoology.
- The life processes or characteristic phenomena of a group or category of living organisms.
bi·ol'o·gist n.
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| biology (bī-ŏl'ə-jē) Pronunciation Key
The scientific study of life and of living organisms. Botany, zoology, and ecology are all branches of biology. |
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