biology
noun
bi·ol·o·gy
bī-ˈä-lə-jē 
1
: a branch of knowledge that deals with living organisms and vital processes
advances in the field of biology
a biology textbook
2
a
: the plant and animal life of a region or environment
the biology of the rainforest
b
: the life processes especially of an organism or group
the biology of cancer cells
broadly
: ecology
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advances in the field of biology
the biology of the rain forest
the biology of tumor cells
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Aja Romano, Vox, 18 Apr. 2025
However, with decades in Cincinnati, it is believed that the Lazarus lizards may be evolving to navigate the more urban environment, Eric Gangloff, a biology professor at Ohio Wesleyan University, told National Geographic.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
But scalability is not just about automation—if CAR-T biology were optimized, manufacturing time could potentially be reduced from 14 days to 48 hours or less, as some recent research suggests.
—Behzad Mahdavi, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
First, my kid was inspired by Earle to pursue studies in marine biology.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Biology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biology. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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biology
noun
bi·ol·o·gy
bī-ˈäl-ə-jē
1
: a branch of knowledge that deals with living organisms and life processes
2
a
: the plant and animal life of a region or environment
b
: the life processes of an organism or group
Etymology
from German Biologie "biology," derived from Greek bi-, bio- "life" and -logia "study, science"
Medical Definition
biology
noun
bi·ol·o·gy
-jē
plural biologies
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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