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eth·no·bi·ol·o·gy | \ ˌeth-nō-bī-ˈä-lə-jē 
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\Definition of ethnobiology
: the interdisciplinary study of how human cultures interact with and use their native plants and animals
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ethnobiological \ ˌeth-nō-ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl \ adjective
\ adjectiveethnobiologist \ ˌeth-nō-bī-ˈä-lə-jist \ noun
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The first known use of ethnobiology was in 1935
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