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单词 exobiology
释义

exobiology

noun

exo·​bi·​ol·​o·​gy ˌek-sō-bī-ˈä-lə-jē How to pronounce exobiology (audio)
: a branch of biology concerned with the search for life outside the earth and with the effects of extraterrestrial environments on living organisms
exobiological
ˌek-sō-ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl How to pronounce exobiology (audio)
adjective
exobiologist
ˌek-sō-bī-ˈä-lə-jist How to pronounce exobiology (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In the 1960s and ’70s, Drake played a major role in driving astrobiology—then called exobiology—into becoming a systematic field of study of the origins and evolution of life on alien worlds. WIRED, 11 Sep. 2022 Among them are conservation, artificial intelligence, biodiversity, exobiology and evolution. Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

exobiology

noun

exo·​bi·​ol·​o·​gy -bī-ˈäl-ə-jē How to pronounce exobiology (audio)
plural exobiologies
: a branch of biology concerned with the search for life outside the earth and with the effects of extraterrestrial environments on living organisms

called also astrobiology

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