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exo·bi·ol·o·gy | \ ˌek-sō-bī-ˈä-lə-jē 
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\Definition of exobiology
: a branch of biology concerned with the search for life outside the earth and with the effects of extraterrestrial environments on living organisms
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exobiological \ ˌek-sō-ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl \ adjective
\ adjectiveexobiologist \ ˌek-sō-bī-ˈä-lə-jist \ noun
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exobiology
nounexo·bi·ol·o·gy | \ -bī-ˈäl-ə-jē \
\ plural exobiologies
Medical Definition of exobiology
: a branch of biology concerned with the search for life outside the earth and with the effects of extraterrestrial environments on living organisms
— called also astrobiology
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exobiological \ -ˌbī-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl \ adjective
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The first known use of exobiology was in 1960
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