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noun
The study of life anywhere in the universe, including Earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: life sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: life science, natural science, science
noun
the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: exobiology, space biology
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: biology, biological science
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h2stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology English astrobiology From astro- + biology.
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