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ethnobiology

noun eth·no·bi·ol·o·gy \ ˌeth-nō-bī-ˈä-lə-jē \

Definition of ethnobiology

: the interdisciplinary study of how human cultures interact with and use their native plants and animals
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ethnobiological

play \ˌeth-nō-ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective
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ethnobiologist

play \ˌeth-nō-bī-ˈä-lə-jist\ noun

First Known Use of ethnobiology

1935

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