Biology Definition
bī-ŏlə-jē
noun
The science of life and of living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution. It includes botany and zoology and all their subdivisions.
American Heritage
The science that deals with the origin, history, physical characteristics, life processes, habits, etc. of living organisms, as plants and animals, and of viruses: it includes botany, zoology, and microbiology.
Webster's New World
Animal and plant life, as of a given area.
Webster's New World
The plant and animal life of a specific area or region.
American Heritage
Biological history, principles, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- biota
- biological science
- study of living things
- science of organisms
- natural-history
- life-science
- nature study
- natural-science
Other Word Forms of Biology
Noun
Singular:
biology
Plural:
biologiesOrigin of Biology
bio- + -logy; a classical compound (modern coinage), with components derived from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “bio-, life”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study, to speak”). The term (rather, analogous terms) arose in various European languages c. 1800, but the term *βίολογία did not exist in Ancient Greek.
From Wiktionary
German Biologie Greek bio- bio- Greek -logiā -logy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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