evolutionary developmental biology
noun
: a field of biology that combines the disciplines of evolutionary biology and developmental biology to study the relationship between evolution and developmental processes and mechanisms
called also evo-devo
evolutionary developmental biologist noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The rise of evolutionary developmental biology, along with advances in genetics, has lent weight to a third possibility, Dr. Linz said. 
Asher Elbein, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2018
Asher Elbein, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2018 Word History
First Known Use
1980, in the meaning defined above