xenobiology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌziːnəʊbaɪˈɒləd͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈziːnoʊbaɪˌɑːləd͡ʒi/ (US)
- /ˌzɛnoʊbaɪˈɑːləd͡ʒi/ (US)
- /ˌzɛnəʊbaɪˈɒləd͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology English xenobiology From xeno- + biology. Sometimes attributed to science-fiction author Robert A. Heinlein.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The speculative biology of extraterrestrial life forms.
This massive skull is scored by deflected mass accelerator shots. The xenobiology files in your hardsuit computer can't identify the species. It must have been brought here from an unknown world.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Odd Skull, Maji, Vamshi System, Armstrong Nebula:
- (uncountable) The biology of life forms with nonstandard biochemistry or codes, including synthetic life and mirror life.
Coordinates
exobiology · biology · xenobiology · biology · xenobiology
Hypernyms
natural science · natural science · life science · astrobiology · science · life science · science
Synonyms
Translations (9)
fr xénobiologie (speculative biology of extraterrestrial life) · ja 宇宙生物学 (speculative biology of extraterrestrial life) · cmn 异源生物学 (speculative biology of extraterrestrial life) · cmn 宇宙生物学 (speculative biology of extraterrestrial life) · cmn 外空生物学 (speculative biology of extraterrestrial life) · fi ksenobiologia (speculative biology of extraterrestrial life) · et ksenobioloogia (speculative biology of extraterrestrial life) · km ទេសជីវវិទ្យា (speculative biology of extraterrestrial life) · de Xenobiologie (speculative biology of extraterrestrial life)
wikidata: Q3545894 · wikipedia: Robert A. Heinlein · wikidata: Q18620965