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Exobiology Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ology

Exobiology has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

The branch of biology dealing with lifeforms from a different planet.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
biology

Origin

The term exobiology comes from combining the prefix exo- with biology. It was first coined by American molecular biologist Joshua Lederberg to describe the study of life beyond Earth.

Rhyming Words
dogy fogy bogy logy pogy ology loogy elogy boogy alogy agogy dilogy oölogy oology eulogy perogy urology geology analogy trilogy
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