biology
/baɪˈɒlədʒɪ/noun
mass noun
1- the study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behaviour, origin, and distribution生物学。
1.1
- the plants and animals of a particular area（一个地区的）生物：
the biology of the Chesapeake Bay.
切萨皮克湾的生物。
1.2
- the physiology, behaviour, and other qualities of a particular organism or class of organisms（某种或某类生物的生理、行为等）生物特征：
human biology
人体生物特征。
派生词
biologist
noun词源
early 19th cent.: coined in German, via French from Greek bios 'life' + -LOGY.