exobiology
The branch of biology dealing with exolife: extraterrestrial lifeformsThe branch of biology dealing with exolife: (putative or predicted) extraterrestrial lifeforms (those originating from planets other than Earth).
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Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The branch of biology dealing with exolife: (putative or predicted) extraterrestrial lifeforms (those originating from planets other than Earth).
Exobiologie
экзобиоло́гияekzobiológija
- the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
Examples
3 sentencesDoes your language have a word for "exobiology"?
The field which is concerned with the search for extraterrestrial life has come to be called "exobiology."
My expertise at the Space Academy was astrobiology, aka exobiology.
Translations
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Origin
From exo- + biology, coined by American molecular biologist Joshua Lederberg.From exo- + biology, coined by American molecular biologist Joshua Lederberg.
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Forms
plural: exobiologies| Singular | exobiology |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life:space biologyastrobiology
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable