First Known Use: 1819
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biology
noun bi·ol·o·gy \bī-ˈä-lə-jē\
: a science that deals with things that are alive (such as plants and animals)
: the plant and animal life of a particular place
: the processes that occur in a living thing
Full 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
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Origin of BIOLOGY
German Biologie, from bi- + -logie -logy
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Rhymes with BIOLOGY
andrology, anthology, apology, astrology, bryology, cetology, Christology, chronology, conchology, cosmology, cryptology, cytology, dendrology, doxology, ecology, enology, ethnology, ethology, fetology, garbology, gemology, geology, graphology, haplology, histology, homology, horology, hydrology, hymnology, Indology, limnology, lithology, mixology, morphology, mycology, myology, mythology, necrology, nephrology, neurology, nosology, oncology, ontology, oology, pathology, pedology, penology, petrology, phlebology, phonology, phrenology, phycology, proctology, psychology, scatology, seismology, serology, sexology, sinology, symbology, tautology, technology, tetralogy, theology, topology, trichology, typology, ufology, urology, virology, zoology
BIOLOGY Defined for Kids
biology
noun bi·ol·o·gy \bī-ˈä-lə-jē\
Definition of BIOLOGY for Kids
: a science that deals with living things and their relationships, distribution, and behavior
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biology
noun bi·ol·o·gy \-jē\
plural bi·ol·o·gies
Medical Definition of BIOLOGY
1
: a branch of science that deals with living organisms and vital processes
2
a : the plant and animal life of a region or environment b : the laws and phenomena relating to an organism or group
3
: a treatise on biology
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