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biology > 3 senses
NOUN1biology, biological scienceThe science that studies living organisms
2biologyCharacteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms
3biology, biotaAll the plant and animal life of a particular region
biology > pronunciation
Soundsbayaa'lahjhiy
RhymesAgee, algae, allergy, and 117 more rhymes in jhiy...
biology > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe science that studies living organisms.
Synonymsbiological science
Category ofabaxial, dorsal; adaxial, ventral; antrorse; retrorse; semiaquatic, subaquatic; subaqueous, subaquatic, submerged, submersed, underwater; amphibiotic, semiaquatic; sessile, stalkless; pedunculate, stalked; sessile, attached; dormant, hibernating, torpid; glabrous; canescent, hoary; downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous; pilous, pilose, pilary; tomentose, tomentous; tetramerous; binucleate, binuclear, binucleated; mononuclear, mononucleate; trinucleate, trinuclear, trinucleated; formative; diurnal; nocturnal; myrmecophilous; symbiotic; free-living, nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic; vestigial, rudimentary; plumate, plumed, plumose; acephalous; alpine; homologous; homologic, homological; heterologous, heterologic, heterological; analogous; cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous; ventricose, ventricous; in vivo; male; female; hermaphroditic, hermaphrodite; versatile; epimorphic; metamorphous; natural; obligate; facultative; persistent, lasting; caducous, shed; labile; thermolabile; capitate; fissiparous; lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy; differentiated; generalized, generalised; stabile; stomatous; astomatous, mouthless; geniculate; actinomorphic, actinomorphous; zygomorphic, bilaterally symmetrical, zygomorphous; sympatric; allopatric; territorial; nonterritorial; compressed, flat; depressed; uniparous; multiparous; bilocular, biloculate; adnate; connate; alar, alary, aliform, wing-shaped; bacillar, bacillary; cellular; extracellular; intercellular; intracellular; cenogenetic; palingenetic; commensal; generic; mental; monotypic; polydactyl, polydactylous; urceolate; isomorphous, isomorphic; polymorphic, polymorphous; nuclear; nucleated, nucleate; ecological, ecologic, bionomical, bionomic; basophilic; taxonomic, taxonomical; saprobic; katharobic; cell; culture; monad; homogeny; isomorphism, isomorphy; heterology; valence, valency; coarctation; spindle; meme; cell theory, cell doctrine; theory of evolution, theory of organic evolution, evolutionism; theory of inheritance; cybernetics; taxonomy; cataplasia; subkingdom; variety; phylum; subphylum; superphylum; class; subclass; superclass; order; suborder; superorder; family; superfamily; form family; subfamily; tribe; genus; subgenus; monotype; type genus; form genus; species; subspecies, race; form, variant, strain, var.; type; type species; division; biologist, life scientist; mutant, mutation, variation, sport; organic phenomenon; dehiscence; pleomorphism; polymorphism; dimorphism; recognition; life force, vital force, vitality, elan vital; accretion; anisogamy; apposition; decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefaction; evolution, organic evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis; growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis; intussusception; isogamy; regeneration; specialization, specialisation, differentiation; affinity, phylogenetic relation; uncus; brachium; turgor; activator; medium; symbiotically; propagate; vegetate; enucleate; transform; conjugate; replicate, copy
Broaderlife science, bioscience
Narrowerbiogeography; botany, phytology; cryobiology; cytology; ecology, bionomics, environmental science; embryology; exobiology, space biology, astrobiology; forestry; genetics, genetic science; microbiology; molecular biology; morphology; neurobiology; paleobiology, palaeobiology; physiology; radiobiology; sociobiology; zoology, zoological science
Adjectivesbiological, biologic
Nounsbiologist
biology > noun 2, phenomenon
MeaningCharacteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms.
Examples"the biology of viruses"
Broaderlife
Adjectivesbiogenic; biological, biologic
Nounsbiologist
biology > noun 3, group
MeaningAll the plant and animal life of a particular region.
Synonymsbiota
Membersfauna, zoology; vegetation, flora, botany
Broadercollection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
Adjectivesbiological

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