biology

bi·ol·o·gy

noun \bī-ˈä-lə-jē\

Definition of BIOLOGY

1

: a branch of knowledge that deals with living organisms and vital processes

2

a : the plant and animal life of a region or environment b : the life processes especially of an organism or group; broadly : ecology

— bi·ol·o·gist \-jist\ noun

Examples of BIOLOGY

1. advances in the field of biology
2. the biology of the rain forest
3. the biology of tumor cells

Origin of BIOLOGY

German Biologie, from bi- + -logie -logy

First Known Use: 1819

Other Biology Terms

autochthonous, fecund, homunculus, phylogeny, substrate

Rhymes with BIOLOGY

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