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biology

noun

Simple meaning

All the plant and animal life of a particular region.

Pronunciation

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byahluhjee

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IPA pronunciation (US)

baɪˈɑlədʒi

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Definition

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noun

  1. All the plant and animal life of a particular region

  2. The study of all life or living matter.

  3. Characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms

  4. The living organisms of a particular region.

  5. The science that studies living organisms

  6. The structure, function, and behavior of an organism or type of organism.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
General English

Word Aura™

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This meaning: All the plant and animal life of a particular region

Used this way, biology is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “The biology of the whale.”noun

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cell biologyevolutionary biologymarine biologyconservation biologydevelopmental biologybiology departmentbiology classbiology laboratory

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Compound terms

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  • biology departmentnounCompound term

    The academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology.

  • biology labnounCompound term

    A laboratory for biological research.

  • biology laboratorynounCompound term

    A laboratory for biological research.

  • space biologynounCompound term

    The branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life.

  • molecular biologynounCompound term

    The branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role).

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