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Biology Noun Baɪˈɒlədʒi Baɪˈɑːlədʒi Degree Molecular/Evolutionary Teacher/Class/Textbook She's

Word3 biology
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /baɪˈɒlədʒi/ /baɪˈɑːlədʒi/
Example
  • a degree in biology
  • molecular/evolutionary biology
  • a biology teacher/class/textbook
  • she's a professor of biology at stanford.
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biology

(noun)/baɪˈɒlədʒi/ /baɪˈɑːlədʒi/
  1. the scientific study of the life and structure of plants and animals
    • COMPARE botany
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/botany
    • a degree in biology
    • molecular/evolutionary biology
    • a biology teacher/class/textbook
    • She's a professor of biology at Stanford.
  2. the way in which the body and cells of a living thing behave
    • How far is human nature determined by biology?
    • the biology of marine animals

    Word Origin

    • early 19th cent.: coined in German, via French from Greek bios ‘life’ + -logy.
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